103 Species in Family Pleuronectidae
Nominal species list for Pleuronectidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi Schmidt, 1904 Scale-eye plaice
Ammotretis brevipinnis Norman, 1926 Shortfin flounder
Ammotretis elongatus McCulloch, 1914 Elongate flounder
Ammotretis lituratus (Richardson, 1844) Tudor's flounder
Ammotretis macrolepis McCulloch, 1914
Ammotretis rostratus Günther, 1862 Longsnout flounder
Atheresthes evermanni Jordan & Starks, 1904 Kamchatka flounder
Atheresthes stomias (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) Arrow-tooth flounder
Azygopus pinnifasciatus Norman, 1926 Banded-fin flounder
Cleisthenes herzensteini (Schmidt, 1904)
Cleisthenes pinetorum Jordan & Starks, 1904 Sôhachi
Clidoderma asperrimum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Roughscale sole
Colistium guntheri (Hutton, 1873)
Colistium nudipinnis (Waite, 1911)
Dexistes rikuzenius Jordan & Starks, 1904 Rikuzen flounder
Embassichthys bathybius (Gilbert, 1890) Deep-sea sole
Eopsetta grigorjewi (Herzenstein, 1890) Shotted halibut
Eopsetta jordani (Lockington, 1879) Petrale sole
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758) Witch flounder
Glyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 1904) Blackfin flounder
Glyptocephalus zachirus Lockington, 1879 Rex sole
Hippoglossoides dubius Schmidt, 1904 Flathead flounder
Hippoglossoides elassodon Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 Flathead sole
Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780) American plaice
Hippoglossoides robustus Gill & Townsend, 1897 Bering flounder
Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758) Atlantic halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis Schmidt, 1904 Pacific halibut
Hypsopsetta guttulata (Girard, 1856) Diamond turbot
Hypsopsetta macrocephala Breder, 1936
Isopsetta isolepis (Lockington, 1880) Butter sole
Kareius bicoloratus (Basilewsky, 1855) Stone flounder
Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres, 1855) Rock sole
Lepidopsetta mochigarei Snyder, 1911 Dusky sole
Lepidopsetta polyxystra Orr & Matarese, 2000 Northern rock sole
Limanda aspera (Pallas, 1814) Yellowfin sole
Limanda ferruginea (Storer, 1839) Yellowtail flounder
Limanda limanda (Linnaeus, 1758) Common dab
Limanda proboscidea Gilbert, 1896 Longhead dab
Limanda punctatissima (Steindachner, 1879)
Limanda sakhalinensis Hubbs, 1915 Sakhalin sole
Liopsetta glacialis (Pallas, 1776) Arctic flounder
Liopsetta pinnifasciata (Kner, 1870) Far Eastern smooth flounder
Lyopsetta exilis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) Slender sole
Marleyella bicolorata (von Bonde, 1922) Comb flounder
Marleyella maldivensis Norman, 1939
Microstomus achne (Jordan & Starks, 1904) Slime flounder
Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792) Lemon sole
Microstomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879) Dover sole
Microstomus shuntovi Borets, 1983
Nematops grandisquamus Weber & de Beaufort, 1929 Large-scale righteye flounder
Nematops macrochirus Norman, 1931 Narrow-body righteye flounder
Nematops microstoma Günther, 1880 Small-mouth righteye flounder
Nematops nanosquama Amaoka, Kawai & Séret, 2006
Oncopterus darwinii Steindachner, 1874 Remo flounder
Paralichthodes algoensis Gilchrist, 1902 Peppered flounder
Parophrys vetulus Girard, 1854 English sole
Pelotretis flavilatus Waite, 1911 Southern lemon sole
Peltorhamphus latus James, 1972 Speckled sole
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae Günther, 1862 New Zealand sole
Peltorhamphus tenuis James, 1972
Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758) European flounder
Platichthys stellatus (Pallas, 1787) Starry flounder
Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 European plaice
Pleuronectes putnami (Gill, 1864) American smooth flounder
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 Alaska plaice
Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854 C-O sole
Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Ridged-eye flounder
Pleuronichthys decurrens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881 Curlfin sole
Pleuronichthys japonicus Suzuki, Kawashima & Nakabo, 2009
Pleuronichthys ocellatus Starks & Thompson, 1910 Ocellated turbot
Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks & Morris, 1907 Spotted turbot
Pleuronichthys verticalis Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 Hornyhead turbot
Poecilopsetta albomaculata Norman, 1939
Poecilopsetta beanii (Goode, 1881) Deepwater dab
Poecilopsetta colorata Günther, 1880 Coloured righteye flounder
Poecilopsetta dorsialta Guibord & Chapleau, 2001
Poecilopsetta hawaiiensis Gilbert, 1905
Poecilopsetta inermis (Breder, 1927)
Poecilopsetta macrocephala Hoshino, Amaoka & Last, 2001
Poecilopsetta multiradiata Kawai, Amaoka & Séret, 2010
Poecilopsetta natalensis Norman, 1931 African righteye flounder
Poecilopsetta normani Foroshchuk & Fedorov, 1992
Poecilopsetta pectoralis Kawai & Amaoka, 2006
Poecilopsetta plinthus (Jordan & Starks, 1904) Tile-colored righteye flounder
Poecilopsetta praelonga Alcock, 1894 Alcock's narrow-body righteye flounder
Poecilopsetta vaynei Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1988
Poecilopsetta zanzibarensis Norman, 1939
Psammodiscus ocellatus Günther, 1862 Indonesian ocellated flounder
Psettichthys melanostictus Girard, 1854 Pacific sand sole
Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum, 1792) Winter flounder
Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) Yellow striped flounder
Pseudopleuronectes obscurus (Herzenstein, 1890)
Pseudopleuronectes schrenki (Schmidt, 1904) Cresthead flounder
Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae (Günther, 1877) Marbled flounder
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum, 1792) Greenland halibut
Rhombosolea leporina Günther, 1862 Yellowbelly flounder
Rhombosolea plebeia (Richardson, 1843) Sand flounder
Rhombosolea retiaria Hutton, 1874 Black flounder
Rhombosolea tapirina Günther, 1862 Greenback flounder
Tanakius kitaharae (Jordan & Starks, 1904) Willowy flounder
Taratretis derwentensis Last, 1978 Derwent flounder
Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 Barfin flounder
Verasper variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Spotted halibut
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