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Family: Pleuronectidae Righteye flounders



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62 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 46 cm TL
 
Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi
[Scale-eye plaice]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Atheresthes evermanni Jordan & Starks, 1904

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Atheresthes evermanni
[Kamchatka flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 84 cm TL
Atheresthes stomias (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Atheresthes stomias
[Arrow-tooth flounder]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Cleisthenes pinetorum Jordan & Starks, 1904

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Cleisthenes pinetorum
[Sôhachi]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Clidoderma asperrimum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Clidoderma asperrimum
[Roughscale sole]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Dexistes rikuzenius Jordan & Starks, 1904

Photo by Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Dexistes rikuzenius
[Rikuzen flounder]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Eopsetta grigorjewi (Herzenstein, 1890)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Eopsetta grigorjewi
[Shotted halibut]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Northeastern Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Eopsetta jordani (Lockington, 1879)

Photo by Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Eopsetta jordani
[Petrale sole]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
[Witch flounder]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Glyptocephalus kitaharae (Jordan & Starks, 1904)

Photo by Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Glyptocephalus kitaharae
[Willowy flounder]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

North Pacific
Max. Length 52 cm TL
Glyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 1904)

Photo by Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Glyptocephalus stelleri
[Blackfin flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Glyptocephalus zachirus Lockington, 1879

Photo by Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Glyptocephalus zachirus
[Rex sole]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Hippoglossoides dubius Schmidt, 1904

Photo by Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Hippoglossoides dubius
[Flathead flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 52 cm SL
Hippoglossoides elassodon Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Photo by Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Hippoglossoides elassodon
[Flathead sole]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 82.6 cm TL
Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780)

Photo by Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Hippoglossoides platessoides
[American plaice]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Hippoglossoides robustus
[Bering flounder]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Northwestern Atlantic
Max. Length 470 cm TL
Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
[Atlantic halibut]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 267 cm TL
Hippoglossus stenolepis Schmidt, 1904

Photo by Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Hippoglossus stenolepis
[Pacific halibut]
No picture found
 
Hypsopsetta macrocephala
[]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Isopsetta isolepis (Lockington, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Isopsetta isolepis
[Butter sole]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres, 1855)

Photo by Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Lepidopsetta bilineata
[Pacific rock sole]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Lepidopsetta mochigarei
[Dusky sole]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 69 cm TL
Lepidopsetta polyxystra Orr & Matarese, 2000

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Lepidopsetta polyxystra
[Northern rock sole]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Limanda aspera (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Limanda aspera
[Yellowfin sole]

Photo by Zauke, G.P.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Limanda limanda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Zauke, G.P.
 
Limanda limanda
[Common dab]

Photo by Miller, T.

Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Limanda sakhalinensis Hubbs, 1915

Photo by Photo by Miller, T.
 
Limanda sakhalinensis
[Sakhalin sole]

Photo by Miller, T.

Northeast Atlantic and Ar
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Liopsetta glacialis (Pallas, 1776)

Photo by Photo by Miller, T.
 
Liopsetta glacialis
[Arctic flounder]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Liopsetta pinnifasciata (Kner, 1870)

Photo by Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Liopsetta pinnifasciata
[Far Eastern smooth flounder]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Liopsetta putnami (Gill, 1864)

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Liopsetta putnami
[American smooth flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Lyopsetta exilis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Lyopsetta exilis
[Slender sole]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Microstomus achne (Jordan & Starks, 1904)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Microstomus achne
[Slime flounder]

Photo by Butler, J.

North Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Microstomus bathybius (Gilbert, 1890)

Photo by Photo by Butler, J.
 
Microstomus bathybius
[Deep-sea sole]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Microstomus kitt
[Lemon sole]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Microstomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879)

Photo by Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Microstomus pacificus
[Dover sole]
No picture found
 
Microstomus shuntovi
[]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Myzopsetta ferruginea (Storer, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Myzopsetta ferruginea
[Yellowtail flounder]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Myzopsetta proboscidea (Gilbert, 1896)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Myzopsetta proboscidea
[Longhead dab]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Myzopsetta punctatissima
[Dotted flounder]

Photo by Redman, M.T.

Inopsetta ischyra
Max. Length 57 cm TL
Parophrys vetulus Girard, 1854

Photo by Photo by Redman, M.T.
 
Parophrys vetulus
[English sole]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Platichthys bicoloratus (Basilewsky, 1855)

Photo by Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Platichthys bicoloratus
[Stone flounder]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Platichthys flesus
[European flounder]

Photo by Momigliano et al., 2018

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 26.7 cm SL
Platichthys solemdali Momigliano, Denys, Jokinen & Merilä, 2018

Photo by Photo by Momigliano et al., 2018
 
Platichthys solemdali
[Baltic flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Northern Pacific, from th
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Platichthys stellatus (Pallas, 1787)

Photo by Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Platichthys stellatus
[Starry flounder]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Northern Sea. Reports fr
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Pleuronectes platessa
[European plaice]

Photo by Miller, T.

North Pacific
Max. Length 87 cm TL
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814

Photo by Photo by Miller, T.
 
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
[Alaska plaice]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854

Photo by Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Pleuronichthys coenosus
[C-O sole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Pleuronichthys cornutus
[Ridged-eye flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Pleuronichthys decurrens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881

Photo by Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Pleuronichthys decurrens
[Curlfin sole]

Photo by Shelton, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Pleuronichthys guttulatus Girard, 1856

Photo by Photo by Shelton, J.
 
Pleuronichthys guttulatus
[Diamond turbot]
No picture found
 
Pleuronichthys lighti
[Common frog flounder]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Pleuronichthys ocellatus Starks & Thompson, 1910

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Pleuronichthys ocellatus
[Ocellated turbot]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks & Morris, 1907

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Pleuronichthys ritteri
[Spotted turbot]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Pleuronichthys verticalis Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Pleuronichthys verticalis
[Hornyhead turbot]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern and Western Pacif
Max. Length 63 cm TL
Psettichthys melanostictus Girard, 1854

Photo by Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Psettichthys melanostictus
[Pacific sand sole]

Photo by Lavan, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Photo by Lavan, J.
 
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
[Winter flounder]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Photo by Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini
[Yellow striped flounder]
No picture found

Max. Length 56 cm TL
 
Pseudopleuronectes obscurus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 50 cm SL
 
Pseudopleuronectes schrenki
[Cresthead flounder]

Photo by IGFA

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae (Günther, 1877)

Photo by Photo by IGFA
 
Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae
[Marbled flounder]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
[Greenland halibut]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm SL
Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898

Photo by Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Verasper moseri
[Barfin flounder]

Photo by Myoung, J.-G.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Verasper variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Photo by Myoung, J.-G.
 
Verasper variegatus
[Spotted halibut]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi Scale-eye plaice Northwest Pacific 46 TL 1904
Atheresthes evermanni Kamchatka flounder North Pacific 100 SL 1904
Atheresthes stomias Arrow-tooth flounder North Pacific 84 TL 1880
Cleisthenes pinetorum Sôhachi Northwest Pacific 47 TL 1904
Clidoderma asperrimum Roughscale sole North Pacific 62 TL 1846
Dexistes rikuzenius Rikuzen flounder Northwest Pacific 22 SL 1904
Eopsetta grigorjewi Shotted halibut Northwest Pacific 60 TL 1890
Eopsetta jordani Petrale sole Northeastern Pacific 70 TL 1879
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Witch flounder Western Atlantic 60 SL 1758
Glyptocephalus kitaharae Willowy flounder Northwest Pacific 30 SL 1904
Glyptocephalus stelleri Blackfin flounder North Pacific 52 TL 1904
Glyptocephalus zachirus Rex sole North Pacific 60 TL 1879
Hippoglossoides dubius Flathead flounder Northwest Pacific 45 SL 1904
Hippoglossoides elassodon Flathead sole North Pacific 52 SL 1880
Hippoglossoides platessoides American plaice Western Atlantic 82.6 TL 1780
Hippoglossoides robustus Bering flounder North Pacific 30 SL 1897
Hippoglossus hippoglossus Atlantic halibut Northwestern Atlantic 470 TL 1758
Hippoglossus stenolepis Pacific halibut North Pacific 267 TL 1904
Hypsopsetta macrocephala Eastern Pacific 1936
Isopsetta isolepis Butter sole Eastern Pacific 55 TL 1880
Lepidopsetta bilineata Pacific rock sole North Pacific 60 TL 1855
Lepidopsetta mochigarei Dusky sole Northwest Pacific 40 SL 1911
Lepidopsetta polyxystra Northern rock sole North Pacific 69 TL 2000
Limanda aspera Yellowfin sole North Pacific 49 TL 1814
Limanda limanda Common dab Northeast Atlantic 40 SL 1758
Limanda sakhalinensis Sakhalin sole Northwest Pacific. 36 TL 1915
Liopsetta glacialis Arctic flounder Northeast Atlantic and Ar 44 TL 1776
Liopsetta pinnifasciata Far Eastern smooth flounder Northwest Pacific 50 SL 1870
Liopsetta putnami American smooth flounder Northwest Atlantic 33 TL 1864
Lyopsetta exilis Slender sole Eastern Pacific 35 TL 1880
Microstomus achne Slime flounder Northwest Pacific 60 SL 1904
Microstomus bathybius Deep-sea sole North Pacific 47 TL 1890
Microstomus kitt Lemon sole Northeast Atlantic 65 TL 1792
Microstomus pacificus Dover sole Eastern Pacific 76 TL 1879
Microstomus shuntovi North Pacific. Needs bet 1983
Myzopsetta ferruginea Yellowtail flounder Northwest Atlantic 64 TL 1839
Myzopsetta proboscidea Longhead dab North Pacific 40 SL 1896
Myzopsetta punctatissima Dotted flounder Northwest Pacific 40 TL 1879
Parophrys vetulus English sole Inopsetta ischyra 57 TL 1854
Platichthys bicoloratus Stone flounder Northwest Pacific 50 SL 1855
Platichthys flesus European flounder Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1758
Platichthys solemdali Baltic flounder Northeast Atlantic 26.7 SL 2018
Platichthys stellatus Starry flounder Northern Pacific, from th 91 TL 1787
Pleuronectes platessa European plaice Northern Sea. Reports fr 100 SL 1758
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Alaska plaice North Pacific 87 TL 1814
Pleuronichthys coenosus C-O sole Eastern Pacific 36 TL 1854
Pleuronichthys cornutus Ridged-eye flounder Northwest Pacific 30 SL 1846
Pleuronichthys decurrens Curlfin sole Eastern Pacific 37 TL 1881
Pleuronichthys guttulatus Diamond turbot Eastern Pacific 46 TL 1856
Pleuronichthys lighti Common frog flounder Northwest Pacific 1929
Pleuronichthys ocellatus Ocellated turbot Eastern Central Pacific 24 TL 1910
Pleuronichthys ritteri Spotted turbot Eastern Pacific 30 TL 1907
Pleuronichthys verticalis Hornyhead turbot Eastern Pacific 37 TL 1880
Psettichthys melanostictus Pacific sand sole Eastern and Western Pacif 63 TL 1854
Pseudopleuronectes americanus Winter flounder Western Atlantic 64 TL 1792
Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini Yellow striped flounder Northwest Pacific 50 SL 1901
Pseudopleuronectes obscurus Northwest Pacific 56 TL 1890
Pseudopleuronectes schrenki Cresthead flounder Northwest Pacific 50 SL 1904
Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae Marbled flounder Northwest Pacific 45 SL 1877
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Greenland halibut Circumglobal 130 TL 1792
Verasper moseri Barfin flounder Northwest Pacific 70 SL 1898
Verasper variegatus Spotted halibut Northwest Pacific 60 SL 1846



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