Platichthys
| Platichthys | |
|---|---|
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| European flounder (P. flesus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
| Genus: | Platichthys Girard, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Platichthys rugosus Girard, 1854 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platichthys is a genus of flatfish native to the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. Despite being in the family Pleuronectidae (popularly known as righteye flounders), both species in the genus Platichthys are often "lefteyed", i.e. they lie on the sea bottom on their right side, with both eyes on the left side.[1][2]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758) (European flounder)
- Platichthys stellatus (Pallas, 1788) (Starry flounder)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer W.N.; Herald, E.S.; and Hammann, H. (1983). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes. Peterson Field Guides. ISBN 978-0618002122
- ↑ Muus, B.J; Nielsen, J.G.; Dahlstrøm, P.; Nyström, B.O. (1991). Sea Fish. ISBN 978-8790787004
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Platichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Further reading
- Momigliano, M.; G.P.J. Denys; H. Jokinen; and J. Merilä (2018). Platichthys solemdali sp. nov. (Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes): A New Flounder Species From the Baltic Sea. Front. Mar. Sci. 5(225). doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00225
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