Paralichthyidae
Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Paralichthys dentatus (summer flounder/fluke) is a predatory left-eye flounder fished commercially and recreationally as an excellent food fish.
Paralichthys californicus (Ayres, 1859)
Paralichthys californicus (Ayres, 1859)
Paralichthys californicus, the California halibut, is a flatfish with no fixed eye-side preference, found from Washington to Baja California.
Paralichthys lethostigma Jordan & Gilbert, 1884
Paralichthys lethostigma Jordan & Gilbert, 1884
Paralichthys lethostigma, the southern flounder, is a flatfish native to the southeastern US coast currently listed as Near Threatened.
Paralichthys albigutta Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Paralichthys albigutta Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Paralichthys albigutta (Gulf flounder) is a commercially and recreationally fished left-eyed flatfish found in the Gulf of Mexico and western North Atlantic.
Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
Ancylopsetta ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
Ancylopsetta ommata, the Gulf of Mexico ocellated flounder, is a large-tooth flounder native to North America's Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico.
Citharichthys sordidus (Girard, 1854)
Citharichthys sordidus (Girard, 1854)
The Pacific sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus) is a common left-eyed flatfish endemic to the East Pacific Ocean from the Bering Sea to Baja California.
Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Citharichthys stigmaeus, the speckled sanddab, is a small left-eyed flatfish found in the Northeast Pacific.
Citharichthys spilopterus Günther, 1862
Citharichthys spilopterus Günther, 1862
Citharichthys spilopterus, the bay whiff, is a common left-eye flounder of the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic.
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