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Paralichthyidae

Large-tooth flounders or sand flounders are a family, Paralichthyidae, of flounders. The family contains 14 genera with a total of about 110 species. They lie on the sea bed on their right side; both eyes are always on the left side of the head, while the Pleuronectidae usually have their eyes on the right side of the head.

Taxonomy
The following genera are placed in this family: • AncylopsettaCephalopsettaGastropsettaHippoglossinaParalichthysPseudorhombusTarphopsTephrinectesThysanopsettaXystreurys , Hippoglossina macrops One extinct fossil genus is known in †Evesthes from the Late Miocene of California, USA. Phylogenetic analyses have long indicated the non-monophyly of this family in the traditional sense, and two lineages have been consistently apparent. Termed groups, the two groups were named after genera: a Cyclopsetta group and a Pseudorhombus group. The "Cyclopsetta group" was formally described as Cyclopsettidae in 2019, consisting of four genera: Cyclopsetta, Etropus, Citharichthys, and Syacium. == References ==
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