Pleuronichthys
Appearance
Pleuronichthys | |
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Pleuronichthys japonicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Pleuronichthyinae |
Genus: | Pleuronichthys Girard, 1854 |
Type species | |
Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854
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Pleuronichthys is a genus of fish in the family Pleuronectidae found in the Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species
[edit]There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854 (C-O sole)
- Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Ridge-eyed flounder) [2]
- Pleuronichthys decurrens D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1881 (Curlfin sole)
- Pleuronichthys japonicus S. Suzuki, Kawashima & Nakabo, 2009
- Pleuronichthys ocellatus Starks & W. F. Thompson, 1910 (Ocellated turbot)
- Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks & E. L. Morris, 1907 (Spotted turbot)
- Pleuronichthys verticalis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (Horny-head turbot)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pleuronichthys". FishBase. October 2016 version.
- ^ Yokogawa, K., Watanabe, K.-I. & Ogihara, G. (2016): Redescriptions of two closely related East Asian flatfish species of the genus Pleuronichthys. Zootaxa, 4205 (1): 1-23.