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

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Stergiou, K.I.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Stergiou, K.I.
 
Platichthys flesus
[European flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Platichthys stellatus (Pallas, 1787)

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Platichthys stellatus
[Starry flounder]
2 Species of Family Pleuronectidae with Genus Platichthys
(Righteye flounders)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1758 Platichthys flesus European flounder Eastern Atlantic 60 TL
1787 Platichthys stellatus Starry flounder North Pacific 91 TL



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