Pleuronectes
Genus of fishes
| Pleuronectes | |
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| European plaice (P. platessa) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
| Genus: | Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (European plaice)
- Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 (Alaska plaice)
References
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