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Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758

126120  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126120)

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Inopsetta Jordan & Goss, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Platessa Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted

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  1. Species Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Species Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814
  3. Species Pleuronectes achirus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Achirus achirus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  4. Species Pleuronectes americanus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum, 1792)
  5. Species Pleuronectes aquosus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Scophthalmus aquosus (Mitchill, 1815) (synonym)
  6. Species Pleuronectes aramaca Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Syacium papillosum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  7. Species Pleuronectes arel Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Cynoglossus arel (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (synonym)
  8. Species Pleuronectes argus Bloch, 1783 accepted as Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  9. Species Pleuronectes arnoglossus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792) (synonym)
  10. Species Pleuronectes arsius Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Pseudorhombus arsius (Hamilton, 1822)
  11. Species Pleuronectes asper Pallas, 1814 accepted as Limanda aspera (Pallas, 1814)
  12. Species Pleuronectes barffi Curtiss, 1944 accepted as Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782) (synonym)
  13. Species Pleuronectes bilineata Bloch, 1787 accepted as Paraplagusia bilineata (Bloch, 1787) (misspelling)
  14. Species Pleuronectes bilineatus (Ayres, 1855) accepted as Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres, 1855)
  15. Species Pleuronectes bilineatus Bloch, 1787 accepted as Paraplagusia bilineata (Bloch, 1787)
  16. Species Pleuronectes bogdanovii Sandeberg, 1878 accepted as Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  17. Species Pleuronectes borealis Faber, 1828 accepted as Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758
  18. Species Pleuronectes boscii Risso, 1810 accepted as Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso, 1810)
  19. Species Pleuronectes cicatricosus Pallas, 1814 accepted as Liopsetta glacialis (Pallas, 1776)
  20. Species Pleuronectes citharus Spinola, 1807 accepted as Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus, 1758)
  21. Species Pleuronectes commersonianus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Synaptura commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802) (misspelling)
  22. Species Pleuronectes commersonnii Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Synaptura commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802)
  23. Species Pleuronectes conspersus Canestrini, 1861 accepted as Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)
  24. Species Pleuronectes cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) accepted as Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
  25. Species Pleuronectes cyclops Donovan, 1806 accepted as Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  26. Species Pleuronectes cynoglossus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  27. Species Pleuronectes dentatus Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (synonym)
  28. Species Pleuronectes diaphanus Shaw, 1803 accepted as Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)
  29. Species Pleuronectes digrammus Günther, 1862 accepted as Parophrys vetulus Girard, 1854
  30. Species Pleuronectes ellipticus Poey, 1860 accepted as Bothus ellipticus (Poey, 1860)
  31. Species Pleuronectes erumei Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Psettodes erumei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  32. Species Pleuronectes fasciatus Nardo, 1824 accepted as Microchirus variegatus (Donovan, 1808)
  33. Species Pleuronectes ferruginaeus (Storer, 1839) accepted as Myzopsetta ferruginea (Storer, 1839) (unaccepted > misspelling, misspelling)
  34. Species Pleuronectes ferruginea (Storer, 1839) accepted as Myzopsetta ferruginea (Storer, 1839) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  35. Species Pleuronectes ferrugineus (Storer, 1839) accepted as Myzopsetta ferruginea (Storer, 1839) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  36. Species Pleuronectes flesoides Pontoppidan, 1766 accepted as Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  37. Species Pleuronectes flesus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  38. Species Pleuronectes franklinii Günther, 1862 accepted as Liopsetta glacialis (Pallas, 1776)
  39. Species Pleuronectes gilli Steindachner, 1868 accepted as Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792)
  40. Species Pleuronectes glacialis Pallas, 1776 accepted as Liopsetta glacialis (Pallas, 1776)
  41. Species Pleuronectes grohmanni Bonaparte, 1837 accepted as Arnoglossus grohmanni (Bonaparte, 1837) (synonym)
  42. Species Pleuronectes herzensteini (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) accepted as Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
  43. Species Pleuronectes hippoglossoides Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum, 1792)
  44. Species Pleuronectes hippoglossus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  45. Species Pleuronectes isolepis (Lockington, 1880) accepted as Isopsetta isolepis (Lockington, 1880)
  46. Species Pleuronectes italicus Günther, 1862 accepted as Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  47. Species Pleuronectes japonicus Herzenstein, 1890 accepted as Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
  48. Species Pleuronectes kitt Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792)
  49. Species Pleuronectes laevis Shaw, 1803 accepted as Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792)
  50. Species Pleuronectes laevis Turton, 1802 accepted as Scophthalmus rhombus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  51. Species Pleuronectes lascaris Risso, 1810 accepted as Pegusa lascaris (Risso, 1810)
  52. Species Pleuronectes laterna Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)
  53. Species Pleuronectes latus (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758
  54. Species Pleuronectes leotardi Risso, 1810 accepted as Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)
  55. Species Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Limanda limanda (Linnaeus, 1758)
  56. Species Pleuronectes limandoides Bloch, 1787 accepted as Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780)
  57. Species Pleuronectes limandula Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Limanda limanda (Linnaeus, 1758)
  58. Species Pleuronectes lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Achirus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  59. Species Pleuronectes linguatula Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus, 1758)
  60. Species Pleuronectes lunatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  61. Species Pleuronectes luscus Pallas, 1814 accepted as Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  62. Species Pleuronectes luteus Risso, 1810 accepted as Buglossidium luteum (Risso, 1810) (synonym)
  63. Species Pleuronectes macrolepidotus Bloch, 1787 accepted as Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus, 1758)
  64. Species Pleuronectes maculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Trinectes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  65. Species Pleuronectes maculiferus Poey, 1860 accepted as Bothus maculiferus (Poey, 1860)
  66. Species Pleuronectes maeoticus Pallas, 1814 accepted as Scophthalmus maeoticus (Pallas, 1814)
  67. Species Pleuronectes mancus Broussonet, 1782 accepted as Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782)
  68. Species Pleuronectes mangili Risso, 1810 accepted as Microchirus variegatus (Donovan, 1808)
  69. Species Pleuronectes mangilli Risso, 1810 accepted as Microchirus variegatus (Donovan, 1808) (synonym)
  70. Species Pleuronectes maugili Risso, 1810 accepted as Microchirus variegatus (Donovan, 1808) (unaccepted > misspelling)
  71. Species Pleuronectes maximus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  72. Species Pleuronectes megastoma Donovan, 1804 accepted as Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792) (synonym)
  73. Species Pleuronectes microcephalus Donovan, 1803 accepted as Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792) (synonym)
  74. Species Pleuronectes microchirus Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Microchirus variegatus (Donovan, 1808)
  75. Species Pleuronectes mochigarei (Snyder, 1911) accepted as Lepidopsetta mochigarei Snyder, 1911
  76. Species Pleuronectes mollis Mitchill, 1814 accepted as Trinectes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  77. Species Pleuronectes mortoniensis De Vis, 1882 accepted as Pseudorhombus arsius (Hamilton, 1822) (synonym)
  78. Species Pleuronectes nasutus Pallas, 1814 accepted as Pegusa nasuta (Pallas, 1814)
  79. Species Pleuronectes nigricans Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Achirus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  80. Species Pleuronectes nigromanus Nilsson, 1829 accepted as Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  81. Species Pleuronectes oblongus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Hippoglossina oblonga (Mitchill, 1815)
  82. Species Pleuronectes obscurus Herzenstein, 1890 accepted as Pseudopleuronectes obscurus (Herzenstein, 1890)
  83. Species Pleuronectes ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Microchirus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  84. Species Pleuronectes orbignyana (Valenciennes, 1842) accepted as Paralichthys orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1839) (misspelling)
  85. Species Pleuronectes orientalis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  86. Species Pleuronectes pallasii Steindachner, 1879 accepted as Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814
  87. Species Pleuronectes pan Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Brachirus pan (Hamilton, 1822)
  88. Species Pleuronectes papillosus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Syacium papillosum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  89. Species Pleuronectes passer Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  90. Species Pleuronectes patarachia Nardo, 1847 accepted as Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus, 1758)
  91. Species Pleuronectes pellucidus Nardo, 1824 accepted as Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)
  92. Species Pleuronectes perarcuatus Cope, 1873 accepted as Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres, 1855)
  93. Species Pleuronectes pinguis Fabricius, 1824 accepted as Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum, 1792)
  94. Species Pleuronectes pinnifasciatus Kner, 1870 accepted as Liopsetta pinnifasciata (Kner, 1870)
  95. Species Pleuronectes plagiusa Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Symphurus plagiusa (Linnaeus, 1766)
  96. Species Pleuronectes plagusia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Symphurus plagusia (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  97. Species Pleuronectes planus Mitchill, 1814 accepted as Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum, 1792) (synonym)
  98. Species Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780) (synonym)
  99. Species Pleuronectes platessus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
  100. Species Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)
  101. Species Pleuronectes potous Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Cynoglossus lingua Hamilton, 1822
  102. Species Pleuronectes proboscidea (Gilbert, 1896) (unaccepted)
  103. Species Pleuronectes proboscideus (Gilbert, 1896) (unaccepted)
  104. Species Pleuronectes pseudopalus Pennant, 1812 (unaccepted)
  105. Species Pleuronectes punctatissimus (Steindachner, 1879) (unaccepted)
  106. Species Pleuronectes punctatus Bloch, 1787 (unaccepted)
  107. Species Pleuronectes putnami (Gill, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  108. Species Pleuronectes regius Bonnaterre, 1788 (unaccepted, synonym)
  109. Species Pleuronectes rhombus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, synonym)
  110. Species Pleuronectes roseus Shaw, 1796 (unaccepted)
  111. Species Pleuronectes sakhalinensis (Hubbs, 1915) (unaccepted)
  112. Species Pleuronectes saxicola Faber, 1828 (unaccepted)
  113. Species Pleuronectes scapha Forster, 1801 (unaccepted)
  114. Species Pleuronectes schrenki (Schmidt, 1904) (unaccepted)
  115. Species Pleuronectes scutifer Steindachner, 1870 (unaccepted)
  116. Species Pleuronectes sinensis Lacepède, 1802 (unaccepted)
  117. Species Pleuronectes solea Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
  118. Species Pleuronectes stellatus Pallas, 1787 (unaccepted)
  119. Species Pleuronectes surinamensis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (unaccepted)
  120. Species Pleuronectes theophilus Risso, 1810 (unaccepted)
  121. Species Pleuronectes trichodactylus Nardo, 1824 (unaccepted)
  122. Species Pleuronectes trichodactylus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
  123. Species Pleuronectes triocellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (unaccepted)
  124. Species Pleuronectes turbot Lacepède, 1802 (unaccepted)
  125. Species Pleuronectes variegatus Donovan, 1808 (unaccepted)
  126. Species Pleuronectes vetulus (Girard, 1854) (unaccepted)
  127. Species Pleuronectes victoriae Castelnau, 1872 (unaccepted)
  128. Species Pleuronectes whiffiagonis Walbaum, 1792 (unaccepted)
  129. Species Pleuronectes yokohamae Günther, 1877 (unaccepted)
  130. Species Pleuronectes zebra Bloch, 1787 (unaccepted)
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 268 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126120 on 2024-03-19
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 268 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   
 
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