Chascanopsetta

Chascanopsetta is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) found in deeper parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans with a single species, C. lugubris also occurring in the Atlantic Ocean. It contains ten member species.

Description
Members of this genus have an elongate body and a relatively large mouth, the latter giving rise to the common name pelican flounder (primarily used for P. lugubris). They lack rostral, orbital, or mandibular spines.

Species
There are currently ten recognized species in this genus:
 * Chascanopsetta crumenalis (C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
 * Chascanopsetta elski Foroshchuk, 1991
 * Chascanopsetta danae Bruun, 1937 (Angry pelican flounder)
 * Chascanopsetta kenyaensis Hensley & Smale, 1997
 * Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock, 1894 (Pelican flounder)
 * Chascanopsetta megagnatha Amaoka & Parin, 1990
 * Chascanopsetta micrognatha Amaoka & Yamamoto, 1984
 * Chascanopsetta novaeguineae Tongboonkua, Lee & Chen, 2018 (New Guinean pelican flounder)
 * Chascanopsetta prognatha Norman, 1939
 * Chascanopsetta prorigera (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)