Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae Righteye flounders
Subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Genus: Pseudopleuronectes

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5 species (see list below)
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Photo by Lavan, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum, 1792)

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Pseudopleuronectes americanus
[Winter flounder]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

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Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini
[Yellow striped flounder]
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Max. Length 56 cm TL
 
Pseudopleuronectes obscurus
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Max. Length 50 cm SL
 
Pseudopleuronectes schrenki
[Cresthead flounder]

Photo by IGFA

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae (Günther, 1877)

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Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae
[Marbled flounder]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pseudopleuronectes americanus Winter flounder Western Atlantic 64 TL 1792
Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini Yellow striped flounder Northwest Pacific 50 SL 1901
Pseudopleuronectes obscurus Northwest Pacific 56 TL 1890
Pseudopleuronectes schrenki Cresthead flounder Northwest Pacific 50 SL 1904
Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae Marbled flounder Northwest Pacific 45 SL 1877



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