Genus Psetta (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of Bothidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Psettina is a closely related genus in the Bothidae family, but the genus Psetta is actually more distantly related to it than some other genera.
- Members of the genus Psetta are characterized by the overall shape of the body and the distinctive pattern of spots on the fins and body.
- Some authors consider species of the genus Psetta to be more likely to hybridize with each other than is the case with individuals from other genera in the family.
- Psetta maxima is a species within the genus Psetta and the only species within this genus to have a strictly left-eyed morphology, with both eyes always being on the left side of the head.
- In the classification of fish within the flatfish superfamily Pleuronectoidea, Psetta is considered to be a genus within the family Bothidae.