Biology:Pleuronectes

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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

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Pleuronectes in FishBase. April 2024 version.
  2. ↑ Sakamoto, Kazuo; Uyeno, Teruya (2002). "Revision of a Miocene Flatfish Pleuronectes sonei (Shikama, 1964) of the Family Pleuronectidae, from Yamagata Prefecture, Japan". Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, Ser. C 28: 37–41. https://www.kahaku.go.jp/research/publication/geology/download/28/BNSM_C2805.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q572495 entry




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