WoRMS taxon details
Paralichthyidae Regan, 1910
Genus Ancylopsetta Gill, 1864
Genus Cephalopsetta Dutt & Rao, 1965
Genus Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862
Genus Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
Genus Etropus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Genus Gastropsetta Bean, 1895
Genus Hippoglossina Steindachner, 1876
Genus Paralichthys Girard, 1858
Genus Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862
Genus Syacium Ranzani, 1842
Genus Tarphops Jordan & Thompson, 1914
Genus Tephrinectes Günther, 1862
Genus Thysanopsetta Günther, 1880
Genus Xystreurys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Genus Aramaca Jordan & Goss, 1885 accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842
Genus Azevia Jordan, 1889 accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
Genus Citarichthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 (misspelling)
Genus Cithanichthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Citharichtthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 (misspelling)
Genus Cyclopseta accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889 (misspelling)
Genus Dorsopsetta Nielsen, 1963 accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
Genus Hemirhombus Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842
Genus Lioglossina Gilbert, 1890 accepted as Hippoglossina Steindachner, 1876
Genus Neorhombus Castelnau, 1875 accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 (Synonym)
Genus Notosema Goode & Bean, 1883 accepted as Ancylopsetta Gill, 1864
Genus Platophrys Swainson, 1839 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Pseudorhambus accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Pseudothombus accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Scyacium accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842 (misspelling)
Genus Spinirhombus Oshima, 1927 accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862
Genus Teratorhombus Macleay, 1881 accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862
Genus Verecundum Jordan, 1891 accepted as Xystreurys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Genus Cephalopsetta Dutt & Rao, 1965
Genus Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862
Genus Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
Genus Etropus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Genus Gastropsetta Bean, 1895
Genus Hippoglossina Steindachner, 1876
Genus Paralichthys Girard, 1858
Genus Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862
Genus Syacium Ranzani, 1842
Genus Tarphops Jordan & Thompson, 1914
Genus Tephrinectes Günther, 1862
Genus Thysanopsetta Günther, 1880
Genus Xystreurys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Genus Aramaca Jordan & Goss, 1885 accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842
Genus Azevia Jordan, 1889 accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
Genus Citarichthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 (misspelling)
Genus Cithanichthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Citharichtthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 (misspelling)
Genus Cyclopseta accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889 (misspelling)
Genus Dorsopsetta Nielsen, 1963 accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
Genus Hemirhombus Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842
Genus Lioglossina Gilbert, 1890 accepted as Hippoglossina Steindachner, 1876
Genus Neorhombus Castelnau, 1875 accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 (Synonym)
Genus Notosema Goode & Bean, 1883 accepted as Ancylopsetta Gill, 1864
Genus Platophrys Swainson, 1839 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Pseudorhambus accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Pseudothombus accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Scyacium accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842 (misspelling)
Genus Spinirhombus Oshima, 1927 accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862
Genus Teratorhombus Macleay, 1881 accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862
Genus Verecundum Jordan, 1891 accepted as Xystreurys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans; marine, rarely in freshwater. Eyes on the left side. No spines in pectoral and pelvic...
Description Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans; marine, rarely in freshwater. Eyes on the left side. No spines in pectoral and pelvic fins; pelvic fin bases short and nearly symmetrical. Eggs with a single oil globule in the yolk. Placement of Tephrinectes and Thysanopsetta into this family is only provisional. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Paralichthyidae Regan, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154168 on 2023-02-06
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request] basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans; marine, rarely in freshwater. Eyes on the left side. No spines in pectoral and pelvic fins; pelvic fin bases short and nearly symmetrical. Eggs with a single oil globule in the yolk. Placement of Tephrinectes and Thysanopsetta into this family is only provisional. [details]
