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Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae Righteye flounders
Subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Genus: Lepidopsetta

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lepidopsetta bilineata Pacific rock sole North Pacific 60 TL 1855
Lepidopsetta mochigarei Dusky sole Northwest Pacific 40 SL 1911
Lepidopsetta polyxystra Northern rock sole North Pacific 69 TL 2000



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