Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae Righteye flounders
Subfamily: Microstominae
Genus: Microstomus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Microstomus achne (Jordan & Starks, 1904)

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Microstomus achne
[Slime flounder]

Photo by Butler, J.

North Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Microstomus bathybius (Gilbert, 1890)

Photo by Photo by Butler, J.
 
Microstomus bathybius
[Deep-sea sole]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792)

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Microstomus kitt
[Lemon sole]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Microstomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879)

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Microstomus pacificus
[Dover sole]
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Microstomus shuntovi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Microstomus achne Slime flounder Northwest Pacific 60 SL 1904
Microstomus bathybius Deep-sea sole North Pacific 47 TL 1890
Microstomus kitt Lemon sole Northeast Atlantic 65 TL 1792
Microstomus pacificus Dover sole Eastern Pacific 76 TL 1879
Microstomus shuntovi North Pacific. 1983



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