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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) >
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Chascanopsetta: Greek, chaskanon, -ou = a mask used in classicla Greek theatre with the mouth opened + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335); megagnatha: From the Greek megas for large and gnathos for jaw, in reference to the large mouth..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 410 - 590 m (Ref. 10737). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: known from three seamounts on the Sala y Gomez Ridge, between Chile and Easter Island.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 10737)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 111-118;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 71 - 81;
Vertebrae: 52 - 56. About one-fourth to one-third of lower jaw length projecting anterior to upper jaw symphysis; upper jaw length 0.98-1.18 in HL, lower jaw length 0.67-0.83; pectoral fins asymmetrical, fin on ocular side slightly longer than on blind side (Ref. 10737).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Amaoka, K. and N.V. Parin, 1990. A new flounder, Chascanopsetta megagnatha, from the Sala-y-Gomez Submarine Ridge, Eastern Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae). Copeia 1990(3):717-722. (Ref. 10737)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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