Hippoglossina

Hippoglossina is a genus of large-tooth flounders native to the coastal Pacific waters of the Americas. A single species, H. oblonga is found along the Atlantic coast of United States and Canada, but it is frequently placed in Paralichthys instead of Hippoglossina.

Hippoglossina
Hippoglossina oblonga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Hippoglossina
Steindachner, 1876
Type species
Hippoglossina macrops
Steindachner 1876
Synonyms

Lioglossina Gilbert, 1890

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Hippoglossina in FishBase. May 2014 version.


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