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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae Righteye flounders
Subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Genus: Glyptocephalus

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Dolgov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
[Witch flounder]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

North Pacific
Max. Length 52 cm TL
Glyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 1904)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Glyptocephalus stelleri
[Blackfin flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Glyptocephalus zachirus Lockington, 1879

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Glyptocephalus zachirus
[Rex sole]
3 Species of Family Pleuronectidae with Genus Glyptocephalus
(Righteye flounders)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1758 Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Witch flounder Eastern Atlantic 60 SL
1904 Glyptocephalus stelleri Blackfin flounder North Pacific 52 TL
1879 Glyptocephalus zachirus Rex sole North Pacific 60 TL



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