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Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Cyclopsettidae Sand whiffs

Genus: Syacium

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8 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Syacium guineense Papillose flounder Eastern Atlantic 29.5 TL 1862
Syacium gunteri Shoal flounder Western Atlantic 20 TL 1933
Syacium latifrons Beach flounder Eastern Pacific 28 TL 1882
Syacium longidorsale Longfin flounder Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1992
Syacium maculiferum Clearspot flounder Eastern Central Pacific 24 TL 1899
Syacium micrurum Channel flounder Western Atlantic 40 TL 1842
Syacium ovale Oval flounder Eastern Pacific 30.4 TL 1864
Syacium papillosum Dusky flounder Western Atlantic 30 TL 1758



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