Pleuronectes

Pleuronectes
Temporal range: Miocene–present
European plaice (P. platessa)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Genus: Pleuronectes
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Pleuronectes platessa
Synonyms
  • Leptosoma Nardo, 1827
  • Platessa Cuvier, 1816
  • Spanius Gistel, 1848

Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

The following fossil species are also known:

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pleuronectes". FishBase. April 2024 version.
  2. ^ Sakamoto, Kazuo; Uyeno, Teruya (2002). "Revision of a Miocene Flatfish Pleuronectes sonei (Shikama, 1964) of the Family Pleuronectidae, from Yamagata Prefecture, Japan" (PDF). Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, Ser. C. 28: 37–41.