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Righteye flounders
	Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Pleuronectidae
Genera
	For genera and species see text

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Righteye flounders of the (family Pleuronectidae) are a group of flounders. It includes some well-known species, such as the plaice, the halibut, the lemon sole, and the fluke.

Species

Genus Acanthopsetta
Genus Ammotretis
Genus Atheresthes
Genus Azygopus
- Azygopus pinnifasciatus Banded-fin Flounder or Spotted Flounder
Genus Clidoderma
Genus Colistium
- Colistium guntheri New Zealand Brill
- Colistium nudipinnis New Zealand Turbot
Genus Cleisthenes
Genus Clidoderma
Genus Colisteum
Genus Dexistes
Genus Embassichthys
Genus Eopsetta
Genus Errex
Genus Glyptocephalus - Flukes
Genus Hippoglossoides
Genus Hippoglossus - Halibut
Genus Hypsopsetta
Genus Isopsetta
Genus Lepidopsetta
Genus Limanda - Mud Dabs
Genus Liopsetta - Eelback Flounders
Genus Lyopsetta
Genus Marleyella
Genus Microstomus - Smear Dabs
Genus Nematops
Genus Oncopterus
Genus Paralichthodes
Genus Parophrys
Genus Pelotretis
- Pelotretis flavilatus Southern Lemon Sole
- Pelotretis novaezeelandiae New Zealand Sole
Genus Peltorhamphus
Genus Platichthys - Starry Flounders
Genus Pleuronectes - Northern Flounders or Plaice
Genus Pleuronichthys
Genus Poecilopsetta
Genus Psammodiscus
Genus Psettichthys
Genus Pseudopleuronectes
Genus Reinhardtius
Genus Rhombosolea
- Rhombosolea leporina Yellowbelly Flounder
- Rhombosolea plebeia Sand Flounder or New Zealand Flounder
- Rhombosolea tapirina Greenback Flounder or Melbourne Flounder or Southern Flounder
- Rhombosolea retiaria Black Flounder
Genus Samaris
Genus Samariscus
Genus Tanakius
Genus Taratretis
Genus Verasper

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+For genera and species see text
-''[[Acanthopsetta]]''<br>
-''[[Ammotretis]]''<br>
-''[[Atheresthes]]''<br>
-''[[Azygopus]]''<br>
-''[[Clidoderma]]''<br>
-''[[Colistium]]''<br>
-''[[Cleisthenes (fish genus)|Cleisthenes]]''<br>
-''[[Clidoderma]]''<br>
-''[[Colisteum]]''<br>
-''[[Dexistes]]''<br>
-''[[Embassichthys]]''<br>
-''[[Eopsetta]]''<br>
-''[[Errex]]''<br>
-''[[Glyptocephalus]]'' - [[fluke]]<br>
-''[[Hippoglossoides]]''<br>
-''[[Hippoglossus]]'' - [[halibut]]<br>
-''[[Hypsopsetta]]''<br>
-''[[Isopsetta]]''<br>
-''[[Lepidopsetta]]''<br>
-''[[Limanda]]'' - [[mud dabs]]<br>
-''[[Liopsetta]]'' - [[eelback flounder]]<br>
-''[[Lyopsetta]]''<br>
-''[[Marleyella]]''<br>
-''[[Microstomus]]'' - [[smear dab]]<br>
-''[[Nematops]]''<br>
-''[[Oncopterus]]''<br>
-''[[Paralichthodes]]''<br>
-''[[Parophrys]]''<br>
-''[[Pelotretis]]''<br>
-''[[Peltorhamphus]]''<br>
-''[[Platichthys]]'' - [[starry flounder]]<br>
-''[[Pleuronectes]]'' - [[northern flounder]], [[plaice]]<br>
-''[[Pleuronichthys]]''<br>
-''[[Poecilopsetta]]''<br>
-''[[Psammodiscus]]''<br>
-''[[Psettichthys]]''<br>
-''[[Pseudopleuronectes]]''<br>
-''[[Reinhardtius]]''<br>
-''[[Rhombosolea]]''<br>
-''[[Samaris]]''<br>
-''[[Samariscus]]''<br>
-''[[Tanakius]]''<br>
-''[[Taratretis]]''<br>
-''[[Verasper]]''<br>
 }}
-'''Righteye flounders''' ([[family (biology)|family]] '''Pleuronectidae''') are a group of [[flounder]]s. It includes some well-known [[species]], such as the [[plaice]], the [[halibut]] or the [[fluke]].
+'''Righteye flounders''' of the ([[family (biology)|family]] '''Pleuronectidae''') are a group of [[flounder]]s. It includes some well-known [[species]], such as the [[plaice]], the [[halibut]], the [[Southern Lemon Sole|lemon sole]], and the [[fluke]].
+== Species ==
+* Genus [[Acanthopsetta]]
+* Genus [[Ammotretis]]
+* Genus [[Atheresthes]]
+* Genus [[Azygopus]]
+** [[Azygopus pinnifasciatus]] ''[[Banded-fin Flounder]]'' or ''[[Spotted Flounder]]''
+* Genus [[Clidoderma]]
+* Genus [[Colistium]]
+** [[Colistium guntheri]] ''[[New Zealand Brill]]''
+** [[Colistium nudipinnis]] ''[[New Zealand Turbot]]''
+* Genus [[Cleisthenes (fish genus)|Cleisthenes]]
+* Genus [[Clidoderma]]
+* Genus [[Colisteum]]
+* Genus [[Dexistes]]
+* Genus [[Embassichthys]]
+* Genus [[Eopsetta]]
+* Genus [[Errex]]
+* Genus [[Glyptocephalus]] - [[Fluke]]s
+* Genus [[Hippoglossoides]]
+* Genus [[Hippoglossus]] - [[Halibut]]
+* Genus [[Hypsopsetta]]
+* Genus [[Isopsetta]]
+* Genus [[Lepidopsetta]]
+* Genus [[Limanda]] - [[Mud Dab]]s
+* Genus [[Liopsetta]] - [[Eelback Flounder]]s
+* Genus [[Lyopsetta]]
+* Genus [[Marleyella]]
+* Genus [[Microstomus]] - [[Smear Dab]]s
+* Genus [[Nematops]]
+* Genus [[Oncopterus]]
+* Genus [[Paralichthodes]]
+* Genus [[Parophrys]]
+* Genus [[Pelotretis]]
+** [[Pelotretis flavilatus]] ''[[Southern Lemon Sole]]''
+** [[Pelotretis novaezeelandiae]] ''[[New Zealand Sole]]''
+* Genus [[Peltorhamphus]]
+* Genus [[Platichthys]] - [[Starry Flounder]]s
+* Genus [[Pleuronectes]] - [[Northern Flounder]]s or [[Plaice]]
+* Genus [[Pleuronichthys]]
+* Genus [[Poecilopsetta]]
+* Genus [[Psammodiscus]]
+* Genus [[Psettichthys]]
+* Genus [[Pseudopleuronectes]]
+* Genus [[Reinhardtius]]
+* Genus [[Rhombosolea]]
+** [[Rhombosolea leporina]] ''[[Yellowbelly Flounder]]''
+** [[Rhombosolea plebeia]] ''[[Sand Flounder]]'' or ''[[New Zealand Flounder]]''
+** [[Rhombosolea tapirina]] ''[[Greenback Flounder]]'' or ''[[Melbourne Flounder]]'' or ''[[Southern Flounder]]''
+** [[Rhombosolea retiaria]] ''[[Black Flounder]]''
+* Genus [[Samaris]]
+* Genus [[Samariscus]]
+* Genus [[Tanakius]]
+* Genus [[Taratretis]]
+* Genus [[Verasper]]
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