Paralichthys
Paralichthys | |
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Bastard Halibut (P. olivaceus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Paralichthyidae |
Genus: | Paralichthys Girard, 1858 |
Type species | |
Pleuronectes maculosus Girard 1854
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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)
- C. H. Gilbert & , 1898 (Cortez flounder)
- Paralichthys albigutta D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Gulf flounder)
- (Ranzani, 1842) (Brazilian flounder)
- Paralichthys californicus (Ayres, 1859) (California flounder)
- & , 1987
- Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Summer flounder)
- Steindachner, 1903
- D. S. Jordan, 1891
- Paralichthys lethostigma D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1884 (Southern flounder)
- (Günther, 1881)
- Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Bastard halibut)
- (Valenciennes, 1839)
- D. S. Jordan, 1889 (Patagonian flounder)
- D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Broad flounder)
- A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903
- Ginsburg, 1933 (Tropical flounder)
- D. S. Jordan & , 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[]
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Paralichthys in FishBase. May 2014 version.
Categories:
- Paralichthyidae
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard
- Pleuronectiformes stubs