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Pleuronectes
Genus of fishes
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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