Hippoglossoides
| Hippoglossoides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Hippoglossoides Gottsche, 1835 |
Hippoglossoides is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Hippoglossoides dubius P. J. Schmidt, 1904 (Flathead flounder)
- Hippoglossoides elassodon D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (Flathead sole)
- Hippoglossoides platessoides (O. Fabricius, 1780) (American plaice)
- Hippoglossoides robustus T. N. Gill & C. H. Townsend, 1897 (Bering flounder)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Hippoglossoides in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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