''Atheresthes'' is a

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righteye flounder Pleuronectidae, also known as righteye flounders, are a family of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides. The Paralichthyidae are the o ...

s native to the northern Pacific Ocean where both species are important commercially.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Atheresthes evermanni''

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& Starks, 1904 (Kamchatka flounder) * '' Atheresthes stomias'' (

& Gilbert, 1880) (Arrowtooth flounder)

References

Pleuronectidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert {{Pleuronectiformes-stub