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Paralichthys

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Paralichthys

Higher classification
  
Paralichthyidae

Order
  
Flatfish

Family
  
Paralichthyidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Paralichthys Paralichthys olivaceus Picture FishWise Pro

Lower classifications
  
Olive flounder, Summer flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma, California halibut, Fine flounder

Paralichthys is a genus of large-tooth flounders. Most species are native to the coastal waters of the Americas, but P. olivaceus is from northeast Asia. The largest species reaches about 1.5 m (5 ft) in length.

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Species

There are currently almost 20 species in this genus:

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  • Paralichthys adspersus (Steindachner, 1867) (Fine flounder)
  • Paralichthys aestuarius C. H. Gilbert & Scofield, 1898 (Cortez flounder)
  • Paralichthys albigutta D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Gulf flounder)
  • Paralichthys brasiliensis (Ranzani, 1842) (Brazilian flounder)
  • Paralichthys californicus (Ayres, 1859) (California flounder)
  • Paralichthys delfini Pequeño & Plaza, 1987
  • Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Summer flounder)
  • Paralichthys fernandezianus Steindachner, 1903
  • Paralichthys isosceles D. S. Jordan, 1891
  • Paralichthys lethostigma D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1884 (Southern flounder)
  • Paralichthys microps (Günther, 1881)
  • Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill, 1815) (American fourspot flounder) – placed in Hippoglossina by some authorities, including FishBase
  • Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Bastard halibut)
  • Paralichthys orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1839)
  • Paralichthys patagonicus D. S. Jordan, 1889 (Patagonian flounder)
  • Paralichthys squamilentus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Broad flounder)
  • Paralichthys triocellatus A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903
  • Paralichthys tropicus Ginsburg, 1933 (Tropical flounder)
  • Paralichthys woolmani D. S. Jordan & T. M. Williams, 1897 (Speckled flounder)

    • Paralichthys Paralichthys woolmani Jordan and Williams in Gilbert 1897

    Paralichthys FileParalichthys squamilentus2jpg Wikimedia Commons

    References

    Paralichthys Wikipedia
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