''Pleuronichthys'' is a

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in the

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Pleuronectidae 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 ...

found in the

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Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pleuronichthys coenosus'' Girard, 1854 (C-O sole) * '' Pleuronichthys cornutus'' (

Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch patrician, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob ...

& Schlegel, 1846) (Ridge-eyed flounder) Yokogawa, K., Watanabe, K.-I. & Ogihara, G. (2016): Redescriptions of two closely related East Asian flatfish species of the genus ''Pleuronichthys''. ''Zootaxa, 4205 (1): 1-23.'' * '' Pleuronichthys decurrens'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1881 (Curlfin sole) * '' Pleuronichthys japonicus'' S. Suzuki, Kawashima & Nakabo, 2009 * '' Pleuronichthys ocellatus'' Starks & W. F. Thompson, 1910 (Ocellated turbot) * '' Pleuronichthys ritteri'' Starks & E. L. Morris, 1907 (Spotted turbot) * '' Pleuronichthys verticalis'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (Horny-head turbot)

References

Marine fish genera Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard {{Pleuronectiformes-stub