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Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae Righteye flounders
Subfamily: Pleuronichthyinae
Genus: Pleuronichthys

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

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

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Pleuronichthys coenosus
[C-O sole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

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

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Pleuronichthys cornutus
[Ridged-eye flounder]

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

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Pleuronichthys decurrens
[Curlfin sole]

Photo by Shelton, J.

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

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Pleuronichthys guttulatus
[Diamond turbot]
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Pleuronichthys lighti
[Common frog flounder]

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

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Pleuronichthys ocellatus
[Ocellated turbot]

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

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Pleuronichthys ritteri
[Spotted turbot]

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

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Pleuronichthys verticalis
[Hornyhead turbot]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
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



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