Biology:Pleuronichthys

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Pleuronichthys
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Pleuronichthys japonicus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Pleuronichthys
Girard, 1854
Type species
Pleuronichthys coenosus
Girard, 1854

Pleuronichthys is a genus of fish in the family Pleuronectidae found in the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854 (C-O sole)
  • Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Ridge-eyed flounder) [2]
  • Pleuronichthys decurrens D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1881 (Curlfin sole)
  • Pleuronichthys japonicus S. Suzuki, Kawashima & Nakabo, 2009
  • Pleuronichthys ocellatus Starks & W. F. Thompson, 1910 (Ocellated turbot)
  • Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks & E. L. Morris, 1907 (Spotted turbot)
  • Pleuronichthys verticalis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (Horny-head turbot)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Pleuronichthys in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  2. Yokogawa, K., Watanabe, K.-I. & Ogihara, G. (2016): Redescriptions of two closely related East Asian flatfish species of the genus Pleuronichthys. Zootaxa, 4205 (1): 1-23.

Wikidata ☰ Q2250406 entry