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

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5 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pseudopleuronectes americanus Winter flounder Western Atlantic 64 TL 1792
Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini Yellow striped flounder Northwest Pacific 50 SL 1901
Pseudopleuronectes obscurus Northwest Pacific 56 TL 1890
Pseudopleuronectes schrenki Cresthead flounder Northwest Pacific 50 SL 1904
Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae Marbled flounder Northwest Pacific 45 SL 1877



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