Pleuronectes
Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.
| Pleuronectes | |
|---|---|
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| European Plaice (P. platessa) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
| Genus: | Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Pleuronectes platessa | |
| Synonyms | |
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (European plaice)
- Pleuronectes putnami (T. N. Gill, 1864) (American Smooth Flounder)
- Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 (Alaska plaice)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pleuronectes in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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