Pleuronectes
Appearance
Pleuronectes | |
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European plaice (P. platessa) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
Genus: | Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Pleuronectes platessa | |
Synonyms | |
Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.
Species[edit]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (European plaice)
- Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 (Alaska plaice)
References[edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Pleuronectes in FishBase. April 2024 version.