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

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Atlantic and Ar
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Liopsetta glacialis (Pallas, 1776)

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Liopsetta glacialis
[Arctic flounder]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SL

 
Liopsetta pinnifasciata
[Far Eastern smooth flounder]
2 Species of Family Pleuronectidae with Genus Liopsetta
(Righteye flounders)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1776 Liopsetta glacialis Arctic flounder Northeast Atlantic and Ar 35 TL
1870 Liopsetta pinnifasciata Far Eastern smooth flounder Northwest Pacific 50 SL



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