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

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Greenfield, J.

Northern Sea. Reports fr
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Pleuronectes platessa
[European plaice]
No picture found
Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Pleuronectes putnami
[American smooth flounder]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

North Pacific
Max. Length 87 cm TL
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
[Alaska plaice]
3 Species of Family Pleuronectidae with Genus Pleuronectes
(Righteye flounders)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1758 Pleuronectes platessa European plaice Northern Sea. Reports fr 100 SL
1864 Pleuronectes putnami American smooth flounder Northwest Atlantic 30 TL
1814 Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Alaska plaice North Pacific 87 TL



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