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

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Lavan, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Lavan, J.
 
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
[Winter flounder]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SL
 
Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini
[Yellow striped flounder]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 56 cm TL
 
Pseudopleuronectes obscurus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SL
 
Pseudopleuronectes schrenki
[Cresthead flounder]

Photo by IGFA

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae (Günther, 1877)

Photo by IGFA
 
Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae
[Marbled flounder]
5 Species of Family Pleuronectidae with Genus Pseudopleuronectes
(Righteye flounders)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1792 Pseudopleuronectes americanus Winter flounder Western Atlantic 64 TL
1901 Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini Yellow striped flounder Northwest Pacific 50 SL
1890 Pseudopleuronectes obscurus Northwest Pacific 56 TL
1904 Pseudopleuronectes schrenki Cresthead flounder Northwest Pacific 50 SL
1877 Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae Marbled flounder Northwest Pacific 45 SL



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