Biology:Hippoglossina

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Hippoglossina
Fourspottedflounder.jpg
Hippoglossina oblonga
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Hippoglossina
Steindachner, 1876
Type species
Hippoglossina macrops
Steindachner 1876
Synonyms

Lioglossina Gilbert, 1890

Hippoglossina is a genus of large-tooth flounders native to the coastal Pacific waters of the Americas. A single species, H. oblonga is found along the Atlantic coast of United States and Canada, but it is frequently placed in Paralichthys instead of Hippoglossina.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Hippoglossina bollmani C. H. Gilbert, 1890
  • Hippoglossina macrops Steindachner, 1876 (bigeye flounder)
  • Hippoglossina montemaris F. de Buen, 1961
  • Hippoglossina mystacium Ginsburg, 1936
  • Hippoglossina oblonga (Mitchill, 1815) (American fourspot flounder) – often placed in Paralichthys instead
  • Hippoglossina stomata C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890 (bigmouth flounder)
  • Hippoglossina tetrophthalma (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (fourspot flounder)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Hippoglossina in FishBase. May 2014 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q657323 entry