BeRMS taxon details

Pleuronectidae 
AphiaID: 125579

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Gnathostomata > Pisces > Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Pleuronectiformes
Sources  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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Dutch platvissen  [details]
English righteye flounders  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål flyndrefamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk flyndrefamilien  [details]
Swedish flundrefiskar (=spättor)  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Pleuronectinae
  » Genus Glyptocephalus
» Genus Limanda Gottsche, 1835
» Genus Microstomus
» Genus Platichthys Girard, 1854
» Genus Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758
Environment marine, brackish, fresh
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Images 
Pleuronectidae
Pleuronectidae
added on 2011-02-01 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Moira Galbraith ()
qualitystatus: not checked

Flatfish larvae
Flatfish larvae
added on 2011-05-02 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Jean-François St-Pierre ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125579
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: BeRMS (2013). Pleuronectidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125579 on 2013-05-22
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