Paralichthys

Paralichthys is a genus of large-tooth flounders. Most species are native to the coastal waters of the Americas, but P. olivaceus is from northeast Asia. The largest species reaches about 1.5 m (5 ft) in length.^[1]

Paralichthys Temporal range: Middle Miocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Bastard Halibut (P. olivaceus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Paralichthyidae
Genus:	Paralichthys Girard, 1858
Type species
Pleuronectes maculosus Girard 1854

Species

There are currently almost 20 species in this genus:^[1]

• Paralichthys adspersus (Steindachner, 1867) (Fine flounder)
• Paralichthys aestuarius C. H. Gilbert & Scofield, 1898 (Cortez flounder)
• Paralichthys albigutta D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Gulf flounder)
• Paralichthys brasiliensis (Ranzani, 1842) (Brazilian flounder)
• Paralichthys californicus (Ayres, 1859) (California flounder)
• Paralichthys delfini Pequeño & Plaza, 1987
• Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Summer flounder)
• Paralichthys fernandezianus Steindachner, 1903
• Paralichthys isosceles D. S. Jordan, 1891
• Paralichthys lethostigma D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1884 (Southern flounder)
• Paralichthys microps (Günther, 1881)
• Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Bastard halibut)
• Paralichthys orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1839)
• Paralichthys patagonicus D. S. Jordan, 1889 (Patagonian flounder)
• Paralichthys squamilentus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Broad flounder)
• Paralichthys triocellatus A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903
• Paralichthys tropicus Ginsburg, 1933 (Tropical flounder)
• Paralichthys woolmani D. S. Jordan & T. M. Williams, 1897 (Speckled flounder)

Two fossil species are also known:

• †Paralichthys antiquus David, 1943 (Late Miocene of California, USA)^[2]
• †Paralichthys yamanai Sakamoto & Uyeno, 1993 (Middle Miocene of Japan)^[3]

The American four-spot flounder Hippoglossina oblonga is sometimes placed in Paralichthys by some authorities but FishBase does not and that source is followed here.^[1]