Platichthys

Platichthys is a genus of flatfish native to the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. Despite being in the family Pleuronectidae (popularly known as righteye flounders), all three species in the genus Platichthys are often "lefteyed", i.e. they lie on the sea bottom on their right side, with both eyes on the left side.[1][2]

Platichthys
European flounder (P. flesus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Genus: Platichthys
Girard, 1854
Type species
Platichthys rugosus
Girard, 1854
Synonyms
  • Flesus Moreau, 1881
  • Pseudoplatichthys Hikita, 1934

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3][4]

  • Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758) (European flounder)
  • Platichthys stellatus (Pallas, 1788) (Starry flounder)
  • Platichthys solemdali Momigliano, Denys, Jokinen and Merilä, 2018 (Baltic flounder)

References
  1. Eschmeyer W.N.; Herald, E.S.; and Hammann, H. (1983). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes. Peterson Field Guides. ISBN 978-0618002122
  2. Muus, B.J; Nielsen, J.G.; Dahlstrøm, P.; Nyström, B.O. (1991). Sea Fish. ISBN 978-8790787004
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Platichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.
  4. Merilä, Juha; Jokinen, Henri; Denys, Gaël P. J.; Momigliano, Paolo (2018). "Platichthys solemdali sp. nov. (Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes): A New Flounder Species From the Baltic Sea". Frontiers in Marine Science. 5. doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00225. ISSN 2296-7745.

Further reading
  • Momigliano, M.; G.P.J. Denys; H. Jokinen; and J. Merilä (2018). Platichthys solemdali sp. nov. (Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes): A New Flounder Species From the Baltic Sea. Front. Mar. Sci. 5(225). doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00225



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