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Paralichthyidae Regan, 1910

154168  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154168)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Pleuronectiformes (Order)
  11. Paralichthyidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Ancylopsetta Gill, 1864
  2. Genus Cephalopsetta Dutt & Rao, 1965
  3. Genus Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862
  4. Genus Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
  5. Genus Etropus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
  6. Genus Gastropsetta Bean, 1895
  7. Genus Hippoglossina Steindachner, 1876
  8. Genus Paralichthys Girard, 1858
  9. Genus Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862
  10. Genus Syacium Ranzani, 1842
  11. Genus Tarphops Jordan & Thompson, 1914
  12. Genus Tephrinectes Günther, 1862
  13. Genus Thysanopsetta Günther, 1880
  14. Genus Xystreurys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
  15. Genus Aramaca Jordan & Goss, 1885 accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842
  16. Genus Azevia Jordan, 1889 accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
  17. Genus Citarichthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 (misspelling)
  18. Genus Cithanichthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  19. Genus Citharichtthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 (misspelling)
  20. Genus Cyclopseta accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889 (misspelling)
  21. Genus Dorsopsetta Nielsen, 1963 accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
  22. Genus Hemirhombus Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842
  23. Genus Lioglossina Gilbert, 1890 accepted as Hippoglossina Steindachner, 1876
  24. Genus Neorhombus Castelnau, 1875 accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 (Synonym)
  25. Genus Notosema Goode & Bean, 1883 accepted as Ancylopsetta Gill, 1864
  26. Genus Platophrys Swainson, 1839 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810
  27. Genus Pseudorhambus accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  28. Genus Pseudothombus accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  29. Genus Scyacium accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842 (misspelling)
  30. Genus Spinirhombus Oshima, 1927 accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862
  31. Genus Teratorhombus Macleay, 1881 accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862
  32. 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. (2025). FishBase. Paralichthyidae Regan, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154168 on 2025-07-08
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2005-04-18 08:19:08Z
created
Appeltans, Ward
2005-05-27 09:47:05Z
changed
Appeltans, Ward
2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

Taxonomy

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  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
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]
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LanguageName 
English large-tooth flounders  [details]
Japanese ヒラメ科  [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paralichthyidae) 
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