Pleuronectes
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| Pleuronectes Temporal range:
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| File:Pleuronectes platessa.jpg | |
| European plaice (P. platessa) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
| Genus: | Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Pleuronectes platessa | |
| Synonyms | |
Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (European plaice)
- Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 (Alaska plaice)
The following fossil species are also known:
- †Pleuronectes sonei (Shikama, 1964) (Miocene of Japan)[2]
References
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