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Pleuronectidae , also known as righteye flounders , are a family of flounders . They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides.[1] Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side. A small number of species in Pleuronectidae can also have their eyes on the left side, notably the members of the genus Platichthys [2] [3]
Their dorsal and anal fins are long and continuous, with the dorsal fin extending forward onto the head. Females lay eggs that float in mid-water until the larvae develop, and they sink to the bottom.[4]
They are found on the bottoms of oceans around the world, with some species, such as the Atlantic halibut , Hippoglossus hippoglossus , being found down to 2,000 m (6,600 ft ). The smaller species eat sea-floor invertebrates such as polychaetes and crustaceans , but the larger righteye flounders, such as H. hippoglossus , which grows up to 4.7 m (15 ft ) in length,[5] cephalopods , as well.
They include many important commercially fished species, including not only the various fish called flounders , but also the European plaice , the halibuts , the lemon sole , the common dab , the Pacific Dover sole , and the flukes .
The name of the family is derived from the Greek πλευρά (pleura ), meaning "rib" or "side", and νηκτόν (nekton ), meaning "swimming".
Classification [ edit ]
The family has four subfamilies:
In some classifications, the last three subfamilies are raised to the level of families.[6] [7]
Atlantic halibut ,
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Greenland halibut ,
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
American plaice ,
H. platessoides
Witch ,
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Lemon sole ,
Microstomus kitt
Common dab ,
Limanda limanda
English sole ,
Parophrys vetulus
Pacific sand sole ,
Psettichthys melanostictus
Deepwater dab ,
Poecilopsetta beanii
Black flounder ,
Rhombosolea retiaria
See also [ edit ]
Bothidae , the lefteye family of flounders
References [ edit ]
^ Eschmeyer W.N.; Herald, E.S.; and Hammann, H. (1983). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes. Peterson Field Guides. ISBN 978-0618002122
^ Muus, B.J; Nielsen, J.G.; Dahlstrøm, P.; Nyström, B.O. (1991). Sea Fish. ISBN 978-8790787004
^ Chapleau, Francois & Amaoka, Kunio (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes . San Diego: Academic Press. p. 224. ISBN 0-12-547665-5
^ "Hippoglossus hippoglossus" . Fishbase . Retrieved 2009-06-22 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: others (link )
^ J. A. Cooper & F. Chapleau (1998). "Monophyly and intrarelationships of the family Pleuronectidae (Pleuronectiformes), with a revised classification". Fish. Bull . 96 4 ): 686–726.
^ "Pleuronectidae" . Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2 April 2006 .
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