Starry flounders
| Starry flounders | |
|---|---|
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| European Flounder (P. flesus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Platichthys Girard, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Platichthys rugosus Girard, 1854 (jr. synonym of P. stellatus) | |
Platichthys is a genus of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae, known as the starry flounders, 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 right 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.
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