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

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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Limanda aspera (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Limanda aspera
[Yellowfin sole]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Limanda ferruginea (Storer, 1839)

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Limanda ferruginea
[Yellowtail flounder]

Photo by Zauke, G.P.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Limanda limanda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Zauke, G.P.
 
Limanda limanda
[Common dab]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Limanda proboscidea Gilbert, 1896

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Limanda proboscidea
[Longhead dab]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Limanda punctatissima
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 36 cm TL
 
Limanda sakhalinensis
[Sakhalin sole]
6 Species of Family Pleuronectidae with Genus Limanda
(Righteye flounders)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1814 Limanda aspera Yellowfin sole North Pacific 49 TL
1839 Limanda ferruginea Yellowtail flounder Northwest Atlantic 64 TL
1758 Limanda limanda Common dab Northeast Atlantic 40 SL
1896 Limanda proboscidea Longhead dab North Pacific 40 SL
1879 Limanda punctatissima Northwest Pacific 40 TL
1915 Limanda sakhalinensis Sakhalin sole Northwest Pacific. 36 TL



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