WoRMS taxon details
Pleuronectidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Subfamily Pleuronectinae Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus Acanthopsetta Schmidt, 1904
- Genus Atheresthes Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
- Genus Cleisthenes Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Clidoderma Bleeker, 1862
- Genus Dexistes Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Embassichthys Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- Genus Eopsetta Jordan & Goss, 1885
- Genus Glyptocephalus Gottsche, 1835
- Genus Hippoglossoides Gottsche, 1835
- Genus Hippoglossus Cuvier, 1816
- Genus Hypsopsetta Gill, 1862
- Genus Isopsetta Lockington, 1883
- Genus Lepidopsetta Gill, 1862
- Genus Limanda Gottsche, 1835
- Genus Liopsetta Gill, 1864
- Genus Lyopsetta Jordan & Goss, 1885
- Genus Microstomus Gottsche, 1835
- Genus Myzopsetta Gill, 1861
- Genus Parophrys Girard, 1854
- Genus Platichthys Girard, 1854
- Genus Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Pleuronichthys Girard, 1854
- Genus Psettichthys Girard, 1854
- Genus Pseudopleuronectes Bleeker, 1862
- Genus Reinhardtius Gill, 1861
- Genus Verasper Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
- Genus Araias Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Dexistes Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Cynicoglossus Bonaparte, 1837 accepted as Microstomus Gottsche, 1835
- Genus Drepanopsetta Gill, 1861 accepted as Hippoglossoides Gottsche, 1835 (synonym)
- Genus Eopsetia accepted as Eopsetta Jordan & Goss, 1885 (misspelling)
- Genus Errex Jordan, 1919 accepted as Glyptocephalus Gottsche, 1835
- Genus Euchalarodus Gill, 1864 accepted as Liopsetta Gill, 1864 (synonym)
- Genus Flesus Moreau, 1881 accepted as Platichthys Girard, 1854
- Genus Hypoglossoides accepted as Hippoglossoides Gottsche, 1835 (misspelling)
- Genus Kareius Jordan & Snyder, 1900 accepted as Platichthys Girard, 1854 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Limanada accepted as Limanda Gottsche, 1835 (misspelling)
- Genus Platessa Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Platysomatichthys Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Reinhardtius Gill, 1861
- Tribe Pleuronectini Li, 1981 accepted as Pleuronectinae Rafinesque, 1815 (not monophyletic)
- Genus Protopsetta Schmidt, 1904 accepted as Cleisthenes Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Tanakius Hubbs, 1918 accepted as Glyptocephalus Gottsche, 1835 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Veraequa Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Microstomus Gottsche, 1835
- Subfamily Poecilopsettinae Norman, 1934
- Genus Marleyella Fowler, 1925
- Genus Nematops Günther, 1880
- Genus Poecilopsetta Günther, 1880
- Genus Alaeops Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Poecilopsetta Günther, 1880
- Genus Boopsetta Alcock, 1896 accepted as Poecilopsetta Günther, 1880
- Genus Paralimanda Breder, 1927 accepted as Poecilopsetta Günther, 1880
- Genus Poecylopsetta accepted as Poecilopsetta Günther, 1880 (misspelling)
- Subfamily Rhombosoleinae Regan, 1910
- Genus Ammotretis Günther, 1862
- Genus Azygopus Norman, 1926
- Genus Colistium Norman, 1926
- Genus Pelotretis Waite, 1911
- Genus Peltorhamphus Günther, 1862
- Genus Psammodiscus Günther, 1862
- Genus Rhombosolea Günther, 1862
- Genus Taratretis Last, 1978
- Genus Apsetta Kyle, 1901 accepted as Rhombosolea Günther, 1862
- Genus Bowenia Haast, 1873 accepted as Rhombosolea Günther, 1862
- Genus Pelthorhambus accepted as Peltorhamphus Günther, 1862 (misspelling)
- Subfamily Paralichthodinae Regan, 1920 accepted as Paralichthodidae Regan, 1920 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Genus Xystrias Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Eopsetta Jordan & Goss, 1885
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific. Both eyes normally on the right side. Preoperculum with a free margin. Fins...
Description Distribution: Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific. Both eyes normally on the right side. Preoperculum with a free margin. Fins without spines. Dorsal fin extends on head. Swimbladder absent in adults. Eggs without oil globule in yolk. Benthic, from a few to more than 1,000 m. Almost all species important to fisheries. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Pleuronectidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125579 on 2024-08-17
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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 van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
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basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
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Description Distribution: Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific. Both eyes normally on the right side. Preoperculum with a free margin. Fins without spines. Dorsal fin extends on head. Swimbladder absent in adults. Eggs without oil globule in yolk. Benthic, from a few to more than 1,000 m. Almost all species important to fisheries. [details]
Language | Name | |
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Dutch | platvissen | [details] |
English | righteye flounders | [details] |
Japanese | カレイ科 | [details] |
Norwegian Bokmål | flyndrefamilien | [details] |
Norwegian Nynorsk | flyndrefamilien | [details] |
Swedish | flundrefiskar (=spättor) | [details] |