Hippoglossina

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Hippoglossina Higher classification Paralichthyidae Order Flatfish		Family Paralichthyidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus
Similar Paralichthys, Paralichthyidae, Hippoglossina oblonga, Flatfish, Cyclopsetta

Hippoglossina is a genus of large-tooth flounders native to the coastal Pacific waters of the Americas. A single species, H. oblonga is found along the Atlantic coast of United States and Canada, but it is frequently placed in Paralichthys instead of Hippoglossina.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Hippoglossina bollmani C. H. Gilbert, 1890

Hippoglossina macrops Steindachner, 1876 (bigeye flounder)

Hippoglossina montemaris F. de Buen, 1961

Hippoglossina mystacium Ginsburg, 1936

Hippoglossina oblonga (Mitchill, 1815) (American fourspot flounder) – often placed in Paralichthys instead

Hippoglossina stomata C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890 (bigmouth flounder)

Hippoglossina tetrophthalma (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (fourspot flounder)

References

Hippoglossina Wikipedia

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