Limanda

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Limanda
Common Dab (L. limanda)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Limanda
Gottsche, 1835

Limanda is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Species

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

  • Limanda aspera (Pallas, 1814) (Yellowfin sole)
  • Limanda ferruginea (D. H. Storer (fr), 1839) (Yellowtail flounder)
  • Limanda limanda (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common dab)
  • Limanda proboscidea C. H. Gilbert, 1896 (Longhead dab)
  • Limanda punctatissimus (Steindachner, 1879)
  • Limanda sakhalinensis C. L. Hubbs, 1915 (Sakhalin sole)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Limanda in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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