| Platichthys | |
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| European flounder (P. flesus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
| Genus: | Platichthys Girard, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Platichthys rugosus Girard, 1854 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platichthys is a genus of flatfish native to the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. Despite being in the family Pleuronectidae (popularly known as righteye flounders), all three species in the genus Platichthys are often "lefteyed", i.e. they lie on the sea bottom on their right side, with both eyes on the left side.[1][2]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3][4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
) | Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758) | European flounder | European coastal waters from the White Sea in the north to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in the south |
) | Platichthys stellatus (Pallas, 1788) | Starry flounder | North Pacific |
) | Platichthys solemdali Momigliano, Denys, Jokinen and Merilä, 2018 | Baltic flounder | the Baltic Sea |
References
- ^ Eschmeyer W.N.; Herald, E.S.; and Hammann, H. (1983). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes. Peterson Field Guides. ISBN 978-0618002122
- ^ Muus, B.J; Nielsen, J.G.; Dahlstrøm, P.; Nyström, B.O. (1991). Sea Fish. ISBN 978-8790787004
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Platichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ Merilä, Juha; Jokinen, Henri; Denys, Gaël P. J.; Momigliano, Paolo (2018). "Platichthys solemdali sp. nov. (Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes): A New Flounder Species From the Baltic Sea". Frontiers in Marine Science. 5. doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00225. ISSN 2296-7745.
Further reading
- Momigliano, M.; G.P.J. Denys; H. Jokinen; and J. Merilä (2018). Platichthys solemdali sp. nov. (Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes): A New Flounder Species From the Baltic Sea. Front. Mar. Sci. 5(225). doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00225