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: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Pleuronectes
Species: P. americanus - P. asper - P. bilineatus - P. ferrugineus - P. glacialis - P. isolepis - P. pallasi - P. platessa - P. proboscideus - P. putnami - P. quadrituberculatus - P. vetulus
Name
Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758
Gender: masculine
Type species: Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758
References
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 268. Open access Reference page.
Pleuronectes in the World Register of Marine Species
Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (European plaice)
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 (Alaska plaice)
References
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Pleuronectes in FishBase. April 2024 version.
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