Hippoglossina
Hippoglossina is a genus of large-tooth flounders native to the coastal Pacific waters of the Americas. A single species, H. oblonga is found along the Atlantic coast of United States and Canada, but it is frequently placed in Paralichthys instead of Hippoglossina.
| Hippoglossina | |
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| Hippoglossina oblonga | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Paralichthyidae |
| Genus: | Hippoglossina Steindachner, 1876 |
| Type species | |
| Hippoglossina macrops Steindachner 1876 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lioglossina Gilbert, 1890 | |
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Hippoglossina bollmani C. H. Gilbert, 1890
- Hippoglossina macrops Steindachner, 1876 (bigeye flounder)
- Hippoglossina montemaris F. de Buen, 1961
- Hippoglossina mystacium Ginsburg, 1936
- Hippoglossina oblonga (Mitchill, 1815) (American fourspot flounder) – often placed in Paralichthys instead
- Hippoglossina stomata C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890 (bigmouth flounder)
- Hippoglossina tetrophthalma (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (fourspot flounder)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Hippoglossina in FishBase. May 2014 version.
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