Pleuronectinae
Pleuronectinae is a subfamily of fish in the family Pleuronectidae, comprising 27 genera and 62 extant species (there are also fossil species, including two Clidoderma). Members of the subfamily are demersal carnivores that live in arctic and northern seas.[1]
| Pleuronectinae | |
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| Hippoglossus hippoglossus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type genus | |
| Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Taxonomy
- Tribes:
- Isopsettini – monotypic: Isopsetta isolepis
- Microstomini – 22 species in 8 genera
- Pleuronectini – 20 species in 7 genera
- Psettichthyini – monotypic: Psettichthys melanostictus
Unplaced genera (18 extant species in 10 genera):
References
- Evseenko, Sergei A. (February 2004). "Family Pleuronectidae Cuvier 1816 — righteye flounders" (PDF). Calif. Acad. Sci. Annotated Checklists of Fishes. 37: 37pp. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
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