Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Pleuronectiformes
Subordo: Pleuronectoidei
Familia: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Paralichthys
Species: P. adspersus – P. aestuarius – P. albigutta – P. brasiliensis – P. californicus – P. delfini – P. dentatus – P. fernandezianus – P. isosceles – P. lethostigma – P. microps – P. olivaceus – P. orbignyanus – P. patagonicus – P. squamilentus – P. triocellatus – P. tropicus – P. woolmani
Name
Paralichthys Girard, 1858
Paralichthys is a genus of large-tooth flounders. Most species are native to the coastal waters of the Americas, but P. olivaceus is from northeast Asia. The largest species reaches about 1.5 m (5 ft) in length.[1]
Species
There are currently almost 20 species in this genus:[1]
Paralichthys adspersus (Steindachner, 1867) (Fine flounder)
Paralichthys aestuarius C. H. Gilbert & Scofield, 1898 (Cortez flounder)
Paralichthys albigutta D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Gulf flounder)
Paralichthys brasiliensis (Ranzani, 1842) (Brazilian flounder)
Paralichthys californicus (Ayres, 1859) (California flounder)
Paralichthys delfini Pequeño & Plaza, 1987
Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Summer flounder)
Paralichthys fernandezianus Steindachner, 1903
Paralichthys isosceles D. S. Jordan, 1891
Paralichthys lethostigma D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1884 (Southern flounder)
Paralichthys microps (Günther, 1881)
Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Bastard halibut)
Paralichthys orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Paralichthys patagonicus D. S. Jordan, 1889 (Patagonian flounder)
Paralichthys squamilentus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Broad flounder)
Paralichthys triocellatus A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903
Paralichthys tropicus Ginsburg, 1933 (Tropical flounder)
Paralichthys woolmani D. S. Jordan & T. M. Williams, 1897 (Speckled flounder)
The American four-spot flounder Hippoglossina oblonga is sometimes placed in Paralichthys by some authorities but FishBase does not and that source is followed here.[1]
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Paralichthys". FishBase. May 2014 version.
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