Pleuronectes
| Pleuronectes | |
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| European plaice (P. platessa) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
| Genus: | Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Pleuronectes platessa | |
| Synonyms | |
Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (European plaice)
- Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 (Alaska plaice)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pleuronectes". FishBase. April 2024 version.
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