Biology:Pleuronectinae

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Short description: Subfamily of fishes

Pleuronectinae
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Scientific classification e
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Cuvier, 1816
Type genus
Pleuronectes
Linnaeus, 1758

Pleuronectinae is a subfamily of fish in the family Pleuronectidae, comprising 27 genera and 62 extant species (there are also fossil species, including two Clidoderma). Members of the subfamily are demersal carnivores that live in arctic and northern seas.[1]

Taxonomy

Unplaced genera (18 extant species in 10 genera):

References

  1. Evseenko, Sergei A. (February 2004). "Family Pleuronectidae Cuvier 1816 — righteye flounders" (PDF). Calif. Acad. Sci. Annotated Checklists of Fishes 37: 37pp. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/annotated/checklists/Pleuronectidae.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 

Wikidata ☰ Q957811 entry