Pleuronectidae

Alternate names: dab, halibut, righteyed flounder

Author: unknown

Representative image using: Lyopsetta exilis

MBARI 2011: D300-01HD

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Representative image using: Lepidopsetta bilineata

MBARI 2011: D297-03HD

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Representative image using: Parophrys vetulus

MBARI 2014: V3788-02HD

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Representative image using: Glyptocephalus zachirus

MBARI 2014: V3771

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Representative image using: Eopsetta jordani

MBARI 2015: 708

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Representative image using: Microstomus pacificus

MBARI 2003: V2358-02

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Representative image using: Embassichthys bathybius

MBARI 2006: T1023-08

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Pleuronectidae

Alternate names: dab, halibut, righteyed flounder

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Pleuronectidae Alternate names: dab, halibut, righteyed flounder Author: unknown Representative image using: Lyopsetta exilis MBARI 2011: D300-01HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Lepidopsetta bilineata MBARI 2011: D297-03HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Parophrys vetulus MBARI 2014: V3788-02HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Glyptocephalus zachirus MBARI 2014: V3771 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Eopsetta jordani MBARI 2015: 708 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Microstomus pacificus MBARI 2003: V2358-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Embassichthys bathybius MBARI 2006: T1023-08 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Chordata (phylum) Vertebrata (subphylum) Gnathostomata (superclass) Actinopterygii (class) Pleuronectiformes (order) Pleuronectidae (family) Paralichthodinae (subfamily) Pleuronectinae (subfamily) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Kramer, D., W. Barass, B. Paust, and B. Bracken (1995). Guide to Northwest Pacific Flatfishes. Alaska Sea Grant Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK. 104 pp. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Pleuronectidae (unknown) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Pleuronectidae. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-11-01.
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