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Family: Pleuronectidae Righteye flounders



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103 species (see list below)

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No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
 
Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi
[Scale-eye plaice]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Ammotretis brevipinnis
[Shortfin flounder]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Ammotretis elongatus McCulloch, 1914

Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Ammotretis elongatus
[Elongate flounder]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Ammotretis lituratus (Richardson, 1844)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Ammotretis lituratus
[Tudor's flounder]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Ammotretis macrolepis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Ammotretis rostratus Günther, 1862

Photo by CSIRO
 
Ammotretis rostratus
[Longsnout flounder]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Atheresthes evermanni Jordan & Starks, 1904

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Atheresthes evermanni
[Kamchatka flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 84 cm TL
Atheresthes stomias (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Atheresthes stomias
[Arrow-tooth flounder]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Azygopus pinnifasciatus Norman, 1926

Photo by CSIRO
 
Azygopus pinnifasciatus
[Banded-fin flounder]

Photo by CAFS

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Cleisthenes herzensteini (Schmidt, 1904)

Photo by CAFS
 
Cleisthenes herzensteini
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Cleisthenes pinetorum
[Sôhachi]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Clidoderma asperrimum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Clidoderma asperrimum
[Roughscale sole]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 91.4 cm TL
Colistium guntheri (Hutton, 1873)

Photo by SeaFIC
 
Colistium guntheri
[]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Colistium nudipinnis (Waite, 1911)

Photo by SeaFIC
 
Colistium nudipinnis
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Dexistes rikuzenius Jordan & Starks, 1904

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Dexistes rikuzenius
[Rikuzen flounder]

Photo by Cain, L.

North Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Embassichthys bathybius (Gilbert, 1890)

Photo by Cain, L.
 
Embassichthys bathybius
[Deep-sea sole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Eopsetta grigorjewi (Herzenstein, 1890)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Eopsetta grigorjewi
[Shotted halibut]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Northeastern Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Eopsetta jordani (Lockington, 1879)

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Eopsetta jordani
[Petrale sole]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
[Witch flounder]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

North Pacific
Max. Length 52 cm TL
Glyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 1904)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Glyptocephalus stelleri
[Blackfin flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Glyptocephalus zachirus Lockington, 1879

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Glyptocephalus zachirus
[Rex sole]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Hippoglossoides dubius Schmidt, 1904

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Hippoglossoides dubius
[Flathead flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 52 cm SL
Hippoglossoides elassodon Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Hippoglossoides elassodon
[Flathead sole]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 82.6 cm TL
Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780)

Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Hippoglossoides platessoides
[American plaice]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Hippoglossoides robustus
[Bering flounder]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 470 cm TL
Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
[Atlantic halibut]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 267 cm TL
Hippoglossus stenolepis Schmidt, 1904

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Hippoglossus stenolepis
[Pacific halibut]

Photo by Shelton, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Hypsopsetta guttulata (Girard, 1856)

Photo by Shelton, J.
 
Hypsopsetta guttulata
[Diamond turbot]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
 
Hypsopsetta macrocephala
[]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Isopsetta isolepis (Lockington, 1880)

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Isopsetta isolepis
[Butter sole]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Kareius bicoloratus (Basilewsky, 1855)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Kareius bicoloratus
[Stone flounder]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres, 1855)

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Lepidopsetta bilineata
[Rock sole]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Lepidopsetta mochigarei
[Dusky sole]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 69 cm TL
Lepidopsetta polyxystra Orr & Matarese, 2000

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Lepidopsetta polyxystra
[Northern rock sole]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Limanda aspera (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Limanda aspera
[Yellowfin sole]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Limanda ferruginea (Storer, 1839)

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Limanda ferruginea
[Yellowtail flounder]

Photo by Zauke, G.P.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Limanda limanda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Zauke, G.P.
 
Limanda limanda
[Common dab]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Limanda proboscidea Gilbert, 1896

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Limanda proboscidea
[Longhead dab]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Limanda punctatissima
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 36 cm TL
 
Limanda sakhalinensis
[Sakhalin sole]

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]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Lyopsetta exilis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Lyopsetta exilis
[Slender sole]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Marleyella bicolorata (von Bonde, 1922)

Photo by SFSA
 
Marleyella bicolorata
[Comb flounder]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.4 cm TL
 
Marleyella maldivensis
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Microstomus achne (Jordan & Starks, 1904)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Microstomus achne
[Slime flounder]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Microstomus kitt
[Lemon sole]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Microstomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879)

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Microstomus pacificus
[Dover sole]
No picture found
North Pacific. Needs bet
 
Microstomus shuntovi
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Nematops grandisquamus
[Large-scale righteye flounder]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Nematops macrochirus
[Narrow-body righteye flounder]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Nematops microstoma
[Small-mouth righteye flounder]
No picture found
Central Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Nematops nanosquama
[]

Photo by Timm, C.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 30.4 cm SL
Oncopterus darwinii Steindachner, 1874

Photo by Timm, C.D.
 
Oncopterus darwinii
[Remo flounder]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Paralichthodes algoensis Gilchrist, 1902

Photo by SFSA
 
Paralichthodes algoensis
[Peppered flounder]

Photo by Redman, M.T.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 57 cm TL
Parophrys vetulus Girard, 1854

Photo by Redman, M.T.
 
Parophrys vetulus
[English sole]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific

Pelotretis flavilatus Waite, 1911

Photo by SeaFIC
 
Pelotretis flavilatus
[Southern lemon sole]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
 
Peltorhamphus latus
[Speckled sole]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific

Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae Günther, 1862

Photo by SeaFIC
 
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae
[New Zealand sole]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Peltorhamphus tenuis
[]

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]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Northern Sea. Reports fr
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Pleuronectes platessa
[European plaice]
No picture found
Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Pleuronectes putnami
[American smooth flounder]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

North Pacific
Max. Length 87 cm TL
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
[Alaska plaice]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Pleuronichthys coenosus
[C-O sole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Pleuronichthys cornutus
[Ridged-eye flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Pleuronichthys decurrens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Pleuronichthys decurrens
[Curlfin sole]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm SL
 
Pleuronichthys japonicus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Pleuronichthys ocellatus Starks & Thompson, 1910

Photo by FAO
 
Pleuronichthys ocellatus
[Ocellated turbot]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks & Morris, 1907

Photo by FAO
 
Pleuronichthys ritteri
[Spotted turbot]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Pleuronichthys verticalis Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Photo by FAO
 
Pleuronichthys verticalis
[Hornyhead turbot]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Poecilopsetta albomaculata
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
Poecilopsetta beanii (Goode, 1881)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Poecilopsetta beanii
[Deepwater dab]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Poecilopsetta colorata Günther, 1880

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Poecilopsetta colorata
[Coloured righteye flounder]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Poecilopsetta dorsialta
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Poecilopsetta hawaiiensis
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
 
Poecilopsetta inermis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Poecilopsetta macrocephala
[]

Photo by Kawai, Amaoka & Séret

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 155 cm SL
Poecilopsetta multiradiata Kawai, Amaoka & Séret, 2010

Photo by Kawai, Amaoka & Séret
 
Poecilopsetta multiradiata
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Poecilopsetta natalensis Norman, 1931

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Poecilopsetta natalensis
[African righteye flounder]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.7 cm TL
 
Poecilopsetta normani
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 15.9 cm SL
 
Poecilopsetta pectoralis
[]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Poecilopsetta plinthus (Jordan & Starks, 1904)

Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Poecilopsetta plinthus
[Tile-colored righteye flounder]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Poecilopsetta praelonga Alcock, 1894

Photo by FAO
 
Poecilopsetta praelonga
[Alcock's narrow-body righteye flounder]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean. Mo
 
Poecilopsetta vaynei
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Poecilopsetta zanzibarensis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Psammodiscus ocellatus Günther, 1862

Photo by CSIRO
 
Psammodiscus ocellatus
[Indonesian ocellated flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern and Western Pacif
Max. Length 63 cm TL
Psettichthys melanostictus Girard, 1854

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Psettichthys melanostictus
[Pacific sand sole]

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]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
[Greenland halibut]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Rhombosolea leporina Günther, 1862

Photo by SeaFIC
 
Rhombosolea leporina
[Yellowbelly flounder]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Rhombosolea plebeia (Richardson, 1843)

Photo by SeaFIC
 
Rhombosolea plebeia
[Sand flounder]

Photo by McDowall, R.M.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Rhombosolea retiaria Hutton, 1874

Photo by McDowall, R.M.
 
Rhombosolea retiaria
[Black flounder]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Rhombosolea tapirina Günther, 1862

Photo by CSIRO
 
Rhombosolea tapirina
[Greenback flounder]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Tanakius kitaharae (Jordan & Starks, 1904)

Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Tanakius kitaharae
[Willowy flounder]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Taratretis derwentensis Last, 1978

Photo by CSIRO
 
Taratretis derwentensis
[Derwent flounder]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm SL
Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898

Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Verasper moseri
[Barfin flounder]

Photo by Myoung, J.-G.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Verasper variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Myoung, J.-G.
 
Verasper variegatus
[Spotted halibut]
103 Species of Family Pleuronectidae
(Righteye flounders)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1904 Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi Scale-eye plaice Northwest Pacific 46 TL
1926 Ammotretis brevipinnis Shortfin flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 38 TL
1914 Ammotretis elongatus Elongate flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 22 TL
1844 Ammotretis lituratus Tudor's flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 23 TL
1914 Ammotretis macrolepis Eastern Indian Ocean 10 TL
1862 Ammotretis rostratus Longsnout flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 30 TL
1904 Atheresthes evermanni Kamchatka flounder North Pacific 100 SL
1880 Atheresthes stomias Arrow-tooth flounder North Pacific 84 TL
1926 Azygopus pinnifasciatus Banded-fin flounder Indo-West Pacific 20 TL
1904 Cleisthenes herzensteini Northwest Pacific 47 TL
1904 Cleisthenes pinetorum Sôhachi Northwest Pacific
1846 Clidoderma asperrimum Roughscale sole North Pacific 62 TL
1873 Colistium guntheri Southwest Pacific 91.4 TL
1911 Colistium nudipinnis Southwest Pacific 90 TL
1904 Dexistes rikuzenius Rikuzen flounder Northwest Pacific 22 SL
1890 Embassichthys bathybius Deep-sea sole North Pacific 47 TL
1890 Eopsetta grigorjewi Shotted halibut Northwest Pacific 60 TL
1879 Eopsetta jordani Petrale sole Northeastern Pacific 70 TL
1758 Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Witch flounder Eastern Atlantic 60 SL
1904 Glyptocephalus stelleri Blackfin flounder North Pacific 52 TL
1879 Glyptocephalus zachirus Rex sole North Pacific 60 TL
1904 Hippoglossoides dubius Flathead flounder Northwest Pacific 45 SL
1880 Hippoglossoides elassodon Flathead sole North Pacific 52 SL
1780 Hippoglossoides platessoides American plaice Eastern Atlantic 82.6 TL
1897 Hippoglossoides robustus Bering flounder North Pacific 30 SL
1758 Hippoglossus hippoglossus Atlantic halibut Eastern Atlantic 470 TL
1904 Hippoglossus stenolepis Pacific halibut North Pacific 267 TL
1856 Hypsopsetta guttulata Diamond turbot Eastern Pacific 46 TL
1936 Hypsopsetta macrocephala Eastern Pacific
1880 Isopsetta isolepis Butter sole Eastern Pacific 55 TL
1855 Kareius bicoloratus Stone flounder Northwest Pacific 50 SL
1855 Lepidopsetta bilineata Rock sole North Pacific 60 TL
1911 Lepidopsetta mochigarei Dusky sole Northwest Pacific 40 SL
2000 Lepidopsetta polyxystra Northern rock sole North Pacific 69 TL
1814 Limanda aspera Yellowfin sole North Pacific 49 TL
1839 Limanda ferruginea Yellowtail flounder Northwest Atlantic 64 TL
1758 Limanda limanda Common dab Northeast Atlantic 40 SL
1896 Limanda proboscidea Longhead dab North Pacific 40 SL
1879 Limanda punctatissima Northwest Pacific 40 TL
1915 Limanda sakhalinensis Sakhalin sole Northwest Pacific. 36 TL
1776 Liopsetta glacialis Arctic flounder Northeast Atlantic and Ar 35 TL
1870 Liopsetta pinnifasciata Far Eastern smooth flounder Northwest Pacific 50 SL
1880 Lyopsetta exilis Slender sole Eastern Pacific 35 TL
1922 Marleyella bicolorata Comb flounder Western Indian Ocean 19 TL
1939 Marleyella maldivensis Western Indian Ocean 10.4 TL
1904 Microstomus achne Slime flounder Northwest Pacific 60 SL
1792 Microstomus kitt Lemon sole Northeast Atlantic 65 TL
1879 Microstomus pacificus Dover sole Eastern Pacific 76 TL
1983 Microstomus shuntovi North Pacific. Needs bet
1929 Nematops grandisquamus Large-scale righteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 9 TL
1931 Nematops macrochirus Narrow-body righteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 15 TL
1880 Nematops microstoma Small-mouth righteye flounder Southwest Pacific 10 TL
2006 Nematops nanosquama Central Pacific 9.5 SL
1874 Oncopterus darwinii Remo flounder Southwest Atlantic 30.4 SL
1902 Paralichthodes algoensis Peppered flounder Western Indian Ocean and 50 TL
1854 Parophrys vetulus English sole Eastern Pacific 57 TL
1911 Pelotretis flavilatus Southern lemon sole Southwest Pacific
1972 Peltorhamphus latus Speckled sole Southwest Pacific 17.5 SL
1862 Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae New Zealand sole Southwest Pacific
1972 Peltorhamphus tenuis Southwest Pacific
1758 Platichthys flesus European flounder Eastern Atlantic 60 TL
1787 Platichthys stellatus Starry flounder North Pacific 91 TL
1758 Pleuronectes platessa European plaice Northern Sea. Reports fr 100 SL
1864 Pleuronectes putnami American smooth flounder Northwest Atlantic 30 TL
1814 Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Alaska plaice North Pacific 87 TL
1854 Pleuronichthys coenosus C-O sole Eastern Pacific 36 TL
1846 Pleuronichthys cornutus Ridged-eye flounder Northwest Pacific 30 SL
1881 Pleuronichthys decurrens Curlfin sole Eastern Pacific 37 TL
2009 Pleuronichthys japonicus Northwest Pacific 24 SL
1910 Pleuronichthys ocellatus Ocellated turbot Eastern Central Pacific 24 TL
1907 Pleuronichthys ritteri Spotted turbot Eastern Pacific 30 TL
1880 Pleuronichthys verticalis Hornyhead turbot Eastern Pacific 37 TL
1939 Poecilopsetta albomaculata Western Indian Ocean 14 TL
1881 Poecilopsetta beanii Deepwater dab Western Atlantic 10.7 SL
1880 Poecilopsetta colorata Coloured righteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 17 TL
2001 Poecilopsetta dorsialta Western Central Pacific 11.2 SL
1905 Poecilopsetta hawaiiensis Eastern Central Pacific
1927 Poecilopsetta inermis Western Central Atlantic 11.5 SL
2001 Poecilopsetta macrocephala Eastern Indian Ocean 10.2 SL
2010 Poecilopsetta multiradiata Pacific Ocean 155 SL
1931 Poecilopsetta natalensis African righteye flounder Western Indian Ocean 15 TL
1992 Poecilopsetta normani Western Indian Ocean 13.7 TL
2006 Poecilopsetta pectoralis Western Pacific 15.9 SL
1904 Poecilopsetta plinthus Tile-colored righteye flounder Northwest Pacific 19 TL
1894 Poecilopsetta praelonga Alcock's narrow-body righteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 17.5 TL
1988 Poecilopsetta vaynei Western Indian Ocean. Mo
1939 Poecilopsetta zanzibarensis Western Indian Ocean
1862 Psammodiscus ocellatus Indonesian ocellated flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 15 TL
1854 Psettichthys melanostictus Pacific sand sole Eastern and Western Pacif 63 TL
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
1792 Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Greenland halibut Circumglobal 130 TL
1862 Rhombosolea leporina Yellowbelly flounder Southwest Pacific 32 TL
1843 Rhombosolea plebeia Sand flounder Southwest Pacific 43 TL
1874 Rhombosolea retiaria Black flounder Southwest Pacific 25 TL
1862 Rhombosolea tapirina Greenback flounder Eastern Indian Ocean and 45 TL
1904 Tanakius kitaharae Willowy flounder Northwest Pacific 30 SL
1978 Taratretis derwentensis Derwent flounder Southwest Pacific 12 TL
1898 Verasper moseri Barfin flounder Northwest Pacific 70 SL
1846 Verasper variegatus Spotted halibut Northwest Pacific 60 SL



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          If you already know the Country, go to Search FishBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the country.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to Search FishBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the ecosystem.
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