Pleuronectinae

Pleuronectinae
Pleuronectes platessa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily:
Cuvier, 1816
Type genus
Pleuronectes
Linnaeus, 1758

Pleuronectinae is a subfamily of fish in the family Pleuronectidae, comprising 14 genera and 33 species. Members of the subfamily are demersal carnivores that live in arctic and northern seas.[1]

Taxonomy

The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Pleuronectinae:[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Evseenko, Sergei A. (February 2004). "Family Pleuronectidae Cuvier 1816 — righteye flounders" (PDF). Calif. Acad. Sci. Annotated Checklists of Fishes. 37: 37pp. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  2. ^ "Fish Identification". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  3. ^ "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes - Genera/Species by Family/Subfamily". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 2024-09-13.


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