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Pleuronectes

Genus of fishes

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Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.

Pleuronectes
European plaice (P. platessa)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Genus: Pleuronectes
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Pleuronectes platessa
Synonyms
  • Leptosoma Nardo, 1827
  • Platessa Cuvier, 1816
  • Spanius Gistel, 1848

Species

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

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pleuronectes". FishBase. April 2024 version.

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