Pleuronectes

Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.

Pleuronectes
European plaice (P. platessa)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Pleuronectidae
Subfamily:	Pleuronectinae
Genus:	Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Leptosoma Nardo, 1827 Platessa Cuvier, 1816 Spanius Gistel, 1848

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (European plaice)
• Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 (Alaska plaice)