Pleuronichthys

Pleuronichthys
	Pleuronichthys coenosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Pleuronectidae
Genus:	Pleuronichthys; Girard, 1854

Pleuronichthys is a genus of righteye flounder native to the North Pacific Ocean. This genus is derived from the Greek πλευρά (pleura), meaning "rib" or "side", and ἰχθύς (ichthys), meaning "fish".

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854 (C-O sole)
Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Ridged-eye flounder) ^[1]
Pleuronichthys decurrens D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1881 (Curlfin sole)
Pleuronichthys lighti H. W. Wu, 1929 ^[1]
Pleuronichthys ocellatus Starks & W. F. Thompson, 1910 (Ocellated turbot)
Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks & E. L. Morris, 1907 (Spotted turbot)
Pleuronichthys verticalis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (Hornyhead turbot)

References

^ ^a ^b Yokogawa, K., Ogihara, G. & Watanabe, K.-i. (2014): Identity of the lectotype of the East Asian flatfish Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck and Schlegel 1846) and reinstatement of Pleuronichthys lighti Wu 1929. Ichthyological Research, 61 (4): 385-392.

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[Yokogawa2014-1] Yokogawa, K., Ogihara, G. & Watanabe, K.-i. (2014): Identity of the lectotype of the East Asian flatfish Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck and Schlegel 1846) and reinstatement of Pleuronichthys lighti Wu 1929. Ichthyological Research, 61 (4): 385-392.

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