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

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Hippoglossoides dubius Schmidt, 1904

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Hippoglossoides dubius
[Flathead flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 52 cm SL
Hippoglossoides elassodon Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Hippoglossoides elassodon
[Flathead sole]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 82.6 cm TL
Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780)

Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Hippoglossoides platessoides
[American plaice]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Hippoglossoides robustus
[Bering flounder]
4 Species of Family Pleuronectidae with Genus Hippoglossoides
(Righteye flounders)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1904 Hippoglossoides dubius Flathead flounder Northwest Pacific 45 SL
1880 Hippoglossoides elassodon Flathead sole North Pacific 52 SL
1780 Hippoglossoides platessoides American plaice Eastern Atlantic 82.6 TL
1897 Hippoglossoides robustus Bering flounder North Pacific 30 SL



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