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Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPleuronectiformes
  5. FamilyPleuronectidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded103,681

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Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (European plaice) Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 (Alaska plaice) The following fossil species are also known: †Pleuronectes sonei (Shikama, 1964) (Miocene of Japan)

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