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Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae Righteye flounders
Subfamily: Pleuronichthyinae
Genus: Pleuronichthys

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8 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pleuronichthys coenosus C-O sole Eastern Pacific 36 TL 1854
Pleuronichthys cornutus Ridged-eye flounder Northwest Pacific 30 SL 1846
Pleuronichthys decurrens Curlfin sole Eastern Pacific 37 TL 1881
Pleuronichthys guttulatus Diamond turbot Eastern Pacific 46 TL 1856
Pleuronichthys lighti Common frog flounder Northwest Pacific 1929
Pleuronichthys ocellatus Ocellated turbot Eastern Central Pacific 24 TL 1910
Pleuronichthys ritteri Spotted turbot Eastern Pacific 30 TL 1907
Pleuronichthys verticalis Hornyhead turbot Eastern Pacific 37 TL 1880



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