Pleuronichthys

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

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

Species

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

References

  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.


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