WoRMS taxon details
Paralichthyidae Regan, 1910
- Genus Ancylopsetta Gill, 1864
- Genus Cephalopsetta Dutt & Rao, 1965
- Genus Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862
- Genus Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
- Genus Etropus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Genus Gastropsetta Bean, 1895
- Genus Hippoglossina Steindachner, 1876
- Genus Paralichthys Girard, 1858
- Genus Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862
- Genus Syacium Ranzani, 1842
- Genus Tarphops Jordan & Thompson, 1914
- Genus Tephrinectes Günther, 1862
- Genus Thysanopsetta Günther, 1880
- Genus Xystreurys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
- Genus Aramaca Jordan & Goss, 1885 accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842
- Genus Azevia Jordan, 1889 accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
- Genus Citarichthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 (misspelling)
- Genus Cithanichthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Citharichtthys accepted as Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 (misspelling)
- Genus Cyclopseta accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889 (misspelling)
- Genus Dorsopsetta Nielsen, 1963 accepted as Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
- Genus Hemirhombus Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842
- Genus Lioglossina Gilbert, 1890 accepted as Hippoglossina Steindachner, 1876
- Genus Neorhombus Castelnau, 1875 accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 (Synonym)
- Genus Notosema Goode & Bean, 1883 accepted as Ancylopsetta Gill, 1864
- Genus Platophrys Swainson, 1839 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810
- Genus Pseudorhambus accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Pseudothombus accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Scyacium accepted as Syacium Ranzani, 1842 (misspelling)
- Genus Spinirhombus Oshima, 1927 accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862
- Genus Teratorhombus Macleay, 1881 accepted as Pseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862
- Genus Verecundum Jordan, 1891 accepted as Xystreurys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans; marine, rarely in freshwater. Eyes on the left side. No spines in pectoral and pelvic...
Description Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans; marine, rarely in freshwater. Eyes on the left side. No spines in pectoral and pelvic fins; pelvic fin bases short and nearly symmetrical. Eggs with a single oil globule in the yolk. Placement of Tephrinectes and Thysanopsetta into this family is only provisional. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Paralichthyidae Regan, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154168 on 2024-04-24
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record 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]
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]
[request] context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record 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]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans; marine, rarely in freshwater. Eyes on the left side. No spines in pectoral and pelvic fins; pelvic fin bases short and nearly symmetrical. Eggs with a single oil globule in the yolk. Placement of Tephrinectes and Thysanopsetta into this family is only provisional. [details]
