Hippoglossoides is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans.
| Hippoglossoides | |
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| Hippoglossoides platessoides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
| Genus: | Hippoglossoides Gottsche, 1835 |
| Type species | |
| Hippoglossoides limanda Gottsche, 1835
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Species edit
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Hippoglossoides dubius Schmidt, 1904 (Flathead flounder)
- Hippoglossoides elassodon Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 (Flathead sole)
- Hippoglossoides platessoides (O. Fabricius, 1780) (American plaice)
- Hippoglossoides robustus Gill & Townsend, 1897 (Bering flounder)
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hippoglossoides in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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