Pseudorhombus arsius

Pseudorhombus arsius
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Pseudorhombus
Species:
P. arsius
Binomial name
Pseudorhombus arsius
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Pleuronectes arsius Hamilton, 1822
  • Rhombus lentiginosus Richardson, 1843
  • Rhombus polyspilos Bleeker, 1853
  • Pseudorhombus polyspilos (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Teratorhombus excisiceps Macleay, 1881
  • Pleuronectes mortoniensis De Vis, 1882
  • Neorhombus occellatus De Vis, 1886
  • Pseudorhombus andersoni Gilchrist, 1904

Pseudorhombus arsius, the largetooth flounder, is a species of left-eyed flatfish. As an adult, the dark side of its body, where its eyes are located, is on the left side. It belongs to the family Paralichthyidae. As Rhombus polyspilos, it was named as the type species of the genus Pseudorhombus. It is an Indo-Pacific species and is caught by both recreational and commercial fisheries.