Biology:Paralichthys

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Paralichthys
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Bastard Halibut (P. olivaceus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Paralichthys
Girard, 1858
Type species
Pleuronectes maculosus
Girard 1854

Paralichthys is a genus of large-tooth flounders. Most species are native to the coastal waters of the Americas, but P. olivaceus is from northeast Asia. The largest species reaches about 1.5 m (5 ft) in length.[1]

Species

There are currently almost 20 species in this genus:[1]

  • Paralichthys adspersus (Steindachner, 1867) (Fine flounder)
  • Paralichthys aestuarius C. H. Gilbert & Scofield, 1898 (Cortez flounder)
  • Paralichthys albigutta D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Gulf flounder)
  • Paralichthys brasiliensis (Ranzani, 1842) (Brazilian flounder)
  • Paralichthys californicus (Ayres, 1859) (California flounder)
  • Paralichthys delfini Pequeño & Plaza, 1987
  • Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Summer flounder)
  • Paralichthys fernandezianus Steindachner, 1903
  • Paralichthys isosceles D. S. Jordan, 1891
  • Paralichthys lethostigma D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1884 (Southern flounder)
  • Paralichthys microps (Günther, 1881)
  • Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Bastard halibut)
  • Paralichthys orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1839)
  • Paralichthys patagonicus D. S. Jordan, 1889 (Patagonian flounder)
  • Paralichthys squamilentus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Broad flounder)
  • Paralichthys triocellatus A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903
  • Paralichthys tropicus Ginsburg, 1933 (Tropical flounder)
  • Paralichthys woolmani D. S. Jordan & T. M. Williams, 1897 (Speckled flounder)

The American four-spot flounder Hippoglossina oblonga is sometimes placed in Paralichthys by some authorities but FishBase does not and that source is followed here.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Paralichthys in FishBase. May 2014 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3011327 entry