Pleuronichthys

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Pleuronichthys Higher classification Microstomini Order Flatfish		Family Pleuronectidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Similar Hornyhead turbot, Flatfish, Pleuronectidae, Curlfin sole, Ridged‑eye flounder

pleuronichthys cornutus pleuronichthys japonicus

Pleuronichthys is a genus of fish in the family Pleuronectidae found in the Pacific Ocean.

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854 (C-O frog flounder)

Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Phantom frog flounder)

Pleuronichthys decurrens D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1881 (Curl-fin frog flounder)

Pleuronichthys japonicus S. Suzuki, Kawashima & Nakabo, 2009

Pleuronichthys lighti H. W. Wu, 1929 (Common frog flounder)

Pleuronichthys ocellatus Starks & W. F. Thompson, 1910 (Ocellated frog flounder)

Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks & E. L. Morris, 1907 (Spotted frog flounder)

Pleuronichthys verticalis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (Horny-head frog flounder)

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