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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae Righteye flounders
Subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Genus: Microstomus

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Microstomus achne (Jordan & Starks, 1904)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Microstomus achne
[Slime flounder]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Microstomus kitt
[Lemon sole]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Microstomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879)

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Microstomus pacificus
[Dover sole]
No picture found
North Pacific. Needs bet
 
Microstomus shuntovi
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4 Species of Family Pleuronectidae with Genus Microstomus
(Righteye flounders)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1904 Microstomus achne Slime flounder Northwest Pacific 60 SL
1792 Microstomus kitt Lemon sole Northeast Atlantic 65 TL
1879 Microstomus pacificus Dover sole Eastern Pacific 76 TL
1983 Microstomus shuntovi North Pacific. Needs bet



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