''Liopsetta'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
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 oceans.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Liopsetta glacialis''
(Pallas
Pallas may refer to:
Astronomy
* 2 Pallas asteroid
** Pallas family, a group of asteroids that includes 2 Pallas
* Pallas (crater), a crater on Earth's moon
Mythology
* Pallas (Giant), a son of Uranus and Gaia, killed and flayed by Athena
* Pa ...
, 1776) (Arctic flounder)
* ''
Liopsetta pinnifasciata''
( Kner, 1870) (Far Eastern smooth flounder)
* ''
Liopsetta putnami''
(Gill
A gill () is a respiration organ, respiratory organ that many aquatic ecosystem, aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow r ...
, 1864) (American smooth flounder)
References
Pleuronectidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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