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Pleuronectinae Rafinesque, 1815

154687  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154687)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Pleuronectiformes (Order)
  11. Pleuronectidae (Family)
  12. Pleuronectinae (Subfamily)
accepted
Subfamily
Pleuronectini Li, 1981 · unaccepted (not monophyletic)

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  1. Genus Acanthopsetta Schmidt, 1904
  2. Genus Atheresthes Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
  3. Genus Cleisthenes Jordan & Starks, 1904
  4. Genus Clidoderma Bleeker, 1862
  5. Genus Dexistes Jordan & Starks, 1904
  6. Genus Embassichthys Jordan & Evermann, 1896
  7. Genus Eopsetta Jordan & Goss, 1885
  8. Genus Glyptocephalus Gottsche, 1835
  9. Genus Hippoglossoides Gottsche, 1835
  10. Genus Hippoglossus Cuvier, 1816
  11. Genus Hypsopsetta Gill, 1862
  12. Genus Isopsetta Lockington, 1883
  13. Genus Lepidopsetta Gill, 1862
  14. Genus Limanda Gottsche, 1835
  15. Genus Liopsetta Gill, 1864
  16. Genus Lyopsetta Jordan & Goss, 1885
  17. Genus Microstomus Gottsche, 1835
  18. Genus Myzopsetta Gill, 1861
  19. Genus Parophrys Girard, 1854
  20. Genus Platichthys Girard, 1854
  21. Genus Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758
  22. Genus Pleuronichthys Girard, 1854
  23. Genus Psettichthys Girard, 1854
  24. Genus Pseudopleuronectes Bleeker, 1862
  25. Genus Reinhardtius Gill, 1861
  26. Genus Verasper Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
  27. Genus Araias Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Dexistes Jordan & Starks, 1904
  28. Genus Cynicoglossus Bonaparte, 1837 accepted as Microstomus Gottsche, 1835
  29. Genus Drepanopsetta Gill, 1861 accepted as Hippoglossoides Gottsche, 1835 (synonym)
  30. Genus Eopsetia accepted as Eopsetta Jordan & Goss, 1885 (misspelling)
  31. Genus Errex Jordan, 1919 accepted as Glyptocephalus Gottsche, 1835
  32. Genus Euchalarodus Gill, 1864 accepted as Liopsetta Gill, 1864 (synonym)
  33. Genus Flesus Moreau, 1881 accepted as Platichthys Girard, 1854
  34. Genus Hypoglossoides accepted as Hippoglossoides Gottsche, 1835 (misspelling)
  35. Genus Kareius Jordan & Snyder, 1900 accepted as Platichthys Girard, 1854 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  36. Genus Limanada accepted as Limanda Gottsche, 1835 (misspelling)
  37. Genus Platessa Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758
  38. Genus Platysomatichthys Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Reinhardtius Gill, 1861
  39. Tribe Pleuronectini Li, 1981 accepted as Pleuronectinae Rafinesque, 1815 (not monophyletic)
  40. Genus Protopsetta Schmidt, 1904 accepted as Cleisthenes Jordan & Starks, 1904
  41. Genus Tanakius Hubbs, 1918 accepted as Glyptocephalus Gottsche, 1835 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  42. Genus Veraequa Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Microstomus Gottsche, 1835
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pleuronectinae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154687 on 2025-07-17
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2005-04-19 07:59:47Z
created
Appeltans, Ward
2015-04-17 08:54:03Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Pleuronectini Li, 1981) Li, S.-Z. (1981). On the origin, phylogeny and geographical distribution of the flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes). <em>Trans. Chinese Ichthyol. Soc.</em> (1): 11-20. [details] 

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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Japanese カレイ亜科  [details]
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