The Poecilopsettidae are a family of flatfish, comprising three genera and 21 species. Species are typically demersal, living on marine bottoms at depths between 60 and 500 m in the Indo-Pacific and northwestern Atlantic; the deepest recorded occurrence is 1636 m in the deepwater dab, Poecilopsetta beanii. Sizes range from 9 to 19 cm in length, though most species are usually under 15 cm long. Diets consist of zoobenthos. In some traditional classifications, the group was recognisied as subfamily Poecilopsettinae in the family Pleuronectidae.

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