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Hippoglossoidinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Pleuronectiformes

Higher classification
  
Pleuronectidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Scientific name
  
Hippoglossoidinae

Rank
  
Subfamily

Lower classifications
  
American plaice, Flathead sole, Hippoglossoides, Cleisthenes, Acanthopsetta

The Hippoglossoidinae are a subfamily of fish in the Pleuronectidae family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words hippos, "horse", glossa, "tongue", and eidos, "form, likeness".

Genera

  • Acanthopsetta
  • Cleisthenes
  • Hippoglossoides
  • References

    Hippoglossoidinae Wikipedia