WoRMS taxon details
Hippoglossina oblonga (Mitchill, 1815)
158833 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158833)
accepted
Species
Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted
Pleuronectes oblongus Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pleuronectes oblongus Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 391 [details]
page(s): 391 [details]
Distribution Georges Bank to southern Florida
Distribution Georges Bank to southern Florida [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Hippoglossina oblonga (Mitchill, 1815). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158833 on 2026-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pleuronectes oblongus Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 391 [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
page(s): 391 [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Georges Bank to southern Florida [details]Habitat Occurs in bays and sounds in the north range; in progressively deeper water to 275 m or more off Florida, USA. [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Predators American angler [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | four-spotted flounderfourspot flounder | [details] |
| French | cardeau à quatre ocelles [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes) (from synonym Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill, 1815))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes oblongus Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (93 publications) (from synonym Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill, 1815))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippoglossina oblonga)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes oblongus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill, 1815))
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill, 1815))
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes oblongus Mitchill, 1815)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill, 1815))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes oblongus Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (93 publications) (from synonym Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill, 1815))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippoglossina oblonga)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes oblongus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill, 1815))
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill, 1815))
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes oblongus Mitchill, 1815)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill, 1815))
To ITIS
