List of Nominal Species of Pleuronectidae
(Righteye flounders)
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Nominal Species (n = 196) Present allocation (n = 103) Ref.
Glyptocephalus acadianus Gill, 1873-74 Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 51668
Veraequa achne Jordan & Starks, 1904 Microstomus achne 51668
Ammotretis adspersus Kner, 1867 Ammotretis rostratus 51668
Poecilopsetta albomaculata Norman, 1939 Poecilopsetta albomaculata 26165
Poecilopsetta albomarginata Reid, 1934 Poecilopsetta inermis 36347
Paralichthodes algoensis Gilchrist, 1902 Paralichthodes algoensis 6270
Hippoglossus americanus Gill, 1864 Hippoglossus hippoglossus 51668
Pleuronectes americanus Walbaum, 1792 Pseudopleuronectes americanus 51668
Limanda angustirostris Jordan & Starks, 1906 Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini 51668
Limanda angustirostris maculosa Pavlenko, 1910 Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini 51668
Araias ariommus Jordan & Starks, 1904 Dexistes rikuzenius 51668
Pleuronectes asper Pallas, 1814 Limanda aspera 30193
Platessa asperrima Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Clidoderma asperrimum 51668
Limanda asprella Hubbs, 1915 Limanda aspera 51668
Parophrys ayresii Günther, 1862 Hypsopsetta guttulata 51668
Rhombosolea bassensis Castelnau, 1872 Ammotretis rostratus 41261
Cynicoglossus bathybius Gilbert, 1890 Embassichthys bathybius 51668
Limanda beanii Goode, 1881 Poecilopsetta beanii 51668
Platessa bicolorata Basilewsky, 1855 Kareius bicoloratus 51668
Poecilopsetta bicolorata von Bonde, 1922 Marleyella bicolorata 51668
Platessa bilineata Ayres, 1855 Lepidopsetta bilineata 37594
Pleuronectes bogdanovii Sandeberg, 1878 Platichthys flesus 13696
Pleuronectes borealis Faber, 1828 Pleuronectes platessa 13696
Ammotretis brevipinnis Norman, 1926 Ammotretis brevipinnis 33839
Platessa carnaria Brown, 1830 Platichthys flesus 13696
Nematops chui Fowler, 1934 Nematops macrochirus 53562
Pleuronectes cicatricosus Pallas, 1814 Liopsetta glacialis 13696
Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854 Pleuronichthys coenosus 30193
Poecilopsetta colorata Günther, 1880 Poecilopsetta colorata 51668
Platessa cornuta (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Pleuronichthys japonicus 84246
Platessa cornuta Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Pleuronichthys cornutus 51668
Pleuronectes cynoglossus Linnaeus, 1758 Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 51668
Oncopterus darwinii Steindachner, 1874 Oncopterus darwinii 51668
Pleuronichthys decurrens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881 Pleuronichthys decurrens 30193
Taratretis derwentensis Last, 1978 Taratretis derwentensis 51668
Pseudopleuronectes dignabilis Kendall, 1912 Pseudopleuronectes americanus 51668
Pleuronectes digrammus Günther, 1862 Parophrys vetulus 51668
Poecilopsetta dorsialta Guibord & Chapleau, 2001 Poecilopsetta dorsialta 41109
Hippoglossoides dubius Schmidt, 1904 Hippoglossoides dubius 30193
Platessa dwinensis Lilljeborg, 1851 Liopsetta glacialis 13696
Hippoglossoides elassodon Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 Hippoglossoides elassodon 30193
Platessa elongata Yarrell, 1839 Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 51668
Ammotretis elongatus McCulloch, 1914 Ammotretis elongatus 51668
Atheresthes evermanni Jordan & Starks, 1904 Atheresthes evermanni 51668
Hippoglossoides exilis Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 Lyopsetta exilis 51668
Platessa ferruginea Storer, 1839 Limanda ferruginea 51668
Pelotretis flavilatus Waite, 1911 Pelotretis flavilatus 51668
Pleuronectes flesoides Pontoppidan, 1766 Platichthys flesus 13696
Rhombosolea flesoides Günther, 1863 Rhombosolea tapirina 51668
Pleuronectes flesus Linnaeus, 1758 Platichthys flesus 13696
Pleuronectes flesus baltica Suvorov, 1925 Platichthys flesus 13696
Pleuronectes flesus caninensis Suvorov, 1929 Platichthys flesus 13696
Pleuronectes flesus leiurus Duncker, 1892 Platichthys flesus 13696
Pleuronectes flesus septentrionalis Surorov, 1925 Platichthys flesus 13696
Pleuronectes flesus septentrionalis Berg, 1932 Platichthys flesus 13696
Pleuronectes flesus trachurus Duncker, 1892 Platichthys flesus 13696
Platessa flesus var. marmorata Nordmann, 1840 Platichthys flesus 93382
Pleuronectes franklinii Günther, 1862 Liopsetta glacialis 51668
Hippoglossus gigas Swainson, 1839 Hippoglossus hippoglossus 51668
Pleuronectes gilli Steindachner, 1868 Microstomus kitt 51668
Platessa glabra Rathke, 1837 Platichthys flesus 13696
Pleuronectes glacialis Pallas, 1776 Liopsetta glacialis 51668
Pleuronectes glacialis caninensis Suvorov, 1929 Liopsetta glacialis 13696
Liopsetta glacialis knipowitschi Essipov, 1939 Liopsetta glacialis 13696
Nematops grandisquamus Weber & de Beaufort, 1929 Nematops grandisquamus 51668
Hippoglossus grigorjewi Herzenstein, 1890 Eopsetta grigorjewi 559
Hippoglossus groenlandicus Günther, 1862 Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 51668
Ammotretis guntheri Hutton, 1873 Colistium guntheri 51668
Pleuronichthys guttulatus Girard, 1856 Hypsopsetta guttulata 30193
Hippoglossoides hamiltoni Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 Hippoglossoides robustus 51668
Poecilopsetta hawaiiensis Gilbert, 1905 Poecilopsetta hawaiiensis 51668
Hippoglossoides herzensteini Schmidt, 1904 Cleisthenes herzensteini 26282
Limanda herzensteini Jordan & Snyder, 1901 Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini 51668
Pleuronectes hippoglossoides Walbaum, 1792 Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 51668
Pleuronectes hippoglossus Linnaeus, 1758 Hippoglossus hippoglossus 51668
Hippoglossus hippoglossus camtchaticus Rendahl, 1931 Hippoglossus stenolepis 51668
Microstomus hireguro Tanaka, 1916 Glyptocephalus stelleri 51668
Parophrys hubbardii Gill, 1862 Parophrys vetulus 51668
Paralimanda inermis Breder, 1927 Poecilopsetta inermis 51668
Limanda iridorum Jordan & Starks, 1906 Limanda punctatissima 51668
Lepidopsetta isolepis Lockington, 1880 Isopsetta isolepis 51668
Pleuronectes italicus Günther, 1862 Platichthys flesus 13696
Pleuronectes japonicus Herzenstein, 1890 Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini 51668
Pleuronichthys japonicus Suzuki, Kawashima & Nakabo, 2009 Pleuronichthys japonicus 84246
Hippoglossoides jordani Lockington, 1879 Eopsetta jordani 51668
Hippoglossoides katakurae Snyder, 1911 Hippoglossoides dubius 51668
Microstomus kitaharae Jordan & Starks, 1904 Tanakius kitaharae 51668
Pleuronectes kitt Walbaum, 1792 Microstomus kitt 51668
Limanda korigarei Hubbs, 1915 Limanda sakhalinensis 51668
Pleuronectes laevis Shaw, 1803 Microstomus kitt 51668
Microstomus latidens Gottsche, 1835 Microstomus kitt 51668
Peltorhamphus latus James, 1972 Peltorhamphus latus 13395
Platessa latus Cuvier, 1829 Pleuronectes platessa 13696
Rhombosolea leporina Günther, 1862 Rhombosolea leporina 51668
Pleuronichthys lighti Wu, 1929 Pleuronichthys cornutus 51668
Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758 Limanda limanda 30193
Pleuronectes limandoides Bloch, 1787 Hippoglossoides platessoides 51668
Pleuronectes limandula Bonnaterre, 1788 Limanda limanda 51668
Hippoglossus linnei Malm, 1877 Hippoglossus hippoglossus 51668
Solea liturata Richardson, 1844 Ammotretis lituratus 51668
Pleuronectes luscus Pallas, 1814 Platichthys flesus 13696
Hypsopsetta macrocephala Breder, 1936 Hypsopsetta macrocephala 51668
Poecilopsetta macrocephala Hoshino, Amaoka & Last, 2001 Poecilopsetta macrocephala 42962
Nematops macrochirus Norman, 1931 Nematops macrochirus 51668
Ammotretis macrolepis McCulloch, 1914 Ammotretis macrolepis 51668
Poecilopsetta maculosa Alcock, 1894 Poecilopsetta colorata 41434
Marleyella maldivensis Norman, 1939 Marleyella maldivensis 51668
Reinhardtius matsuurae Jordan & Snyder, 1901 Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 5720
Hippoglossus maximus Gottsche, 1835 Hippoglossus hippoglossus 51668
Poecilopsetta megalepis Fowler, 1934 Poecilopsetta plinthus 44243
Psettichthys melanostictus Girard, 1854 Psettichthys melanostictus 30193
Pleuronectes microcephalus Donovan, 1803 Microstomus kitt 51668
Nematops microstoma Günther, 1880 Nematops microstoma 51668
Rhombosolea millari Waite, 1911 Rhombosolea leporina 51668
Lepidopsetta mochigarei Snyder, 1911 Lepidopsetta mochigarei 37594
Rhombosolea monopus Günther, 1862 Rhombosolea tapirina 33839
Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 Verasper moseri 30193
Poecilopsetta multiradiata Kawai, Amaoka & Séret, 2010 Poecilopsetta multiradiata 84061
Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi Schmidt, 1904 Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi 30193
Nematops nanosquama Amaoka, Kawai & Séret, 2006 Nematops nanosquama 58289
Poecilopsetta natalensis Norman, 1931 Poecilopsetta natalensis 6270
Pleuronichthys nephelus Starks & Thompson, 1910 Pleuronichthys coenosus 51668
Pleuronectes nigromanus Nilsson, 1829 Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 51668
Poecilopsetta normani Foroshchuk & Fedorov, 1992 Poecilopsetta normani 41434
Bowenia novaezealandiae Haast, 1873 Rhombosolea plebeia 51668
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae Günther, 1862 Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae 51668
Ammotretis nudipinnis Waite, 1911 Colistium nudipinnis 51668
Pleuronectes obscurus Herzenstein, 1890 Pseudopleuronectes obscurus 51668
Limanda oceanica Bonaparte, 1846 Limanda ferruginea 51668
Pleuronichthys ocellatus Starks & Thompson, 1910 Pleuronichthys ocellatus 30193
Psammodiscus ocellatus Günther, 1862 Psammodiscus ocellatus 51668
Reinhardtius oleosus Tanaka, 1918 Atheresthes evermanni 51668
Glyptocephalus ostroumowi Pavlenko, 1910 Glyptocephalus stelleri 51668
Verasper otakii Jordan & Snyder, 1900 Eopsetta grigorjewi 51668
Glyptocephalus pacificus Lockington, 1879 Microstomus pacificus 51668
Pleuronectes pallasii Steindachner, 1879 Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus 51668
Pleuronectes passer Linnaeus, 1758 Platichthys flesus 5720
Poecilopsetta pectoralis Kawai & Amaoka, 2006 Poecilopsetta pectoralis 58291
Pleuronectes perarcuatus Cope, 1873 Lepidopsetta bilineata 37594
Cleisthenes pinetorum Jordan & Starks, 1904 Cleisthenes pinetorum 30193
Pleuronectes pinguis Fabricius, 1824 Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 51668
Azygopus pinnifasciatus Norman, 1926 Azygopus pinnifasciatus 51668
Pleuronectes pinnifasciatus Kner, 1870 Liopsetta pinnifasciata 30193
Azygopus pinnifasciatus flemingi Nielsen, 1961 Azygopus pinnifasciatus 51668
Pleuronectes planus Mitchill, 1814 Pseudopleuronectes americanus 51668
Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 Pleuronectes platessa 13696
Pleuronectes platessa baltica Nilsson, 1855 Pleuronectes platessa 13696
Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius, 1780 Hippoglossoides platessoides 51668
Rhombus plebeius Richardson, 1843 Rhombosolea plebeia 51668
Alaeops plinthus Jordan & Starks, 1904 Poecilopsetta plinthus 9494
Platessa pola Cuvier, 1829 Microstomus kitt 51668
Lepidopsetta polyxystra Orr & Matarese, 2000 Lepidopsetta polyxystra 37594
Poecilopsetta praelonga Alcock, 1894 Poecilopsetta praelonga 51668
Limanda proboscidea Gilbert, 1896 Limanda proboscidea 30193
Hippoglossoides propinquus Hubbs, 1915 Hippoglossoides robustus 51668
Hippoglossoides punctatissimus Steindachner, 1879 Limanda punctatissima 51668
Platessa pusilla DeKay, 1842 Pseudopleuronectes americanus 51668
Euchalarodus putnami Gill, 1864 Pleuronectes putnami 51668
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus 30193
Rhombosolea retiaria Hutton, 1874 Rhombosolea retiaria 5755
Rhombosolea retiaria adamas Whitley & Phillipps, 1939 Rhombosolea retiaria 51668
Dexistes rikuzenius Jordan & Starks, 1904 Dexistes rikuzenius 30193
Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks & Morris, 1907 Pleuronichthys ritteri 30193
Hippoglossoides robustus Gill & Townsend, 1897 Hippoglossoides robustus 30193
Pleuronectes roseus Shaw, 1796 Platichthys flesus 13696
Ammotretis rostratus Günther, 1862 Ammotretis rostratus 51668
Platichthys rugosus Girard, 1854 Platichthys stellatus 51668
Limanda sakhalinensis Hubbs, 1915 Limanda sakhalinensis 30193
Glyptocephalus sasae Snyder, 1911 Glyptocephalus stelleri 51668
Pleuronectes saxicola Faber, 1828 Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 51668
Limanda schrenki Schmidt, 1904 Pseudopleuronectes schrenki 51668
Pleuronectes scutifer Steindachner, 1870 Kareius bicoloratus 51668
Microstomus shuntovi Borets, 1983 Microstomus shuntovi 30193
Pleuronectes stellatus Pallas, 1787 Platichthys stellatus 58462
Microstomus stelleri Schmidt, 1904 Glyptocephalus stelleri 51668
Hippoglossus stenolepis Schmidt, 1904 Hippoglossus stenolepis 30193
Platysomatichthys stomias Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 Atheresthes stomias 26282
Rhombosolea tapirina Günther, 1862 Rhombosolea tapirina 51668
Peltorhamphus tenuis James, 1972 Peltorhamphus tenuis 51668
Apsetta thompsoni Kyle, 1901 Rhombosolea plebeia 51668
Ammotretis tudori McCulloch, 1914 Ammotretis lituratus 51668
Boopsetta umbrarum Alcock, 1896 Poecilopsetta praelonga 41434
Platichthys umbrosus Girard, 1856 Lepidopsetta bilineata 37594
Solea uncinata Klunzinger, 1879 Ammotretis rostratus 51668
Platessa variegata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Verasper variegatus 51668
Poecilopsetta vaynei Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1988 Poecilopsetta vaynei 41434
Pleuronichthys verticalis Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 Pleuronichthys verticalis 30193
Parophrys vetulus Girard, 1854 Parophrys vetulus 2850
Pleuronectes victoriae Castelnau, 1872 Rhombosolea tapirina 51668
Flesus vulgaris Moreau, 1881 Platichthys flesus 5720
Hippoglossus vulgaris Fleming, 1828 Hippoglossus hippoglossus 51668
Limanda vulgaris Gottsche, 1835 Limanda ferruginea 51668
Platessa vulgaris Cloquet, 1826 Pleuronectes platessa 13696
Pleuronectes yokohamae Günther, 1877 Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae 30193
Glyptocephalus zachirus Lockington, 1879 Glyptocephalus zachirus 30193
Poecilopsetta zanzibarensis Norman, 1939 Poecilopsetta zanzibarensis 26165
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