| Paralichthys | |
|---|---|
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| Bastard Halibut (P. olivaceus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Paralichthys in FishBase. May 2014 version.
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