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Genera in the family or subfamily Pleuronectidae: [ 55 ] records

Acanthopsetta Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1904:237 Fem. Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi Schmidt 1904. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as name only in Schmidt 1903:521 [ref. 3945]. •Valid as Acanthopsetta Schmidt 1904 -- (Norman 1934:303 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:351 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:107 [ref. 21500], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:706 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:820 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S59 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:3 [ref. 27606], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:131 [ref. 31212], Shinohara et al. 2011:55 [ref. 31715], Parin et al. 2014:526 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:194 [ref. 35257], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Acanthopsetta Schmidt 1904. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Araias Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:624 Masc. Araias ariommus Jordan & Starks 1904. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Dexistes Jordan & Starks 1904 -- (Norman 1934:347 [ref. 6893], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:110 [ref. 21500], Evseenko 2004:4 [ref. 27606]). Current status: Synonym of Dexistes Jordan & Starks 1904. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Atheresthes Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1880:51 Fem. Platysomatichthys stomias Jordan & Gilbert 1880. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Sometimes misspelled Atherestes. •Valid as Atheresthes Jordan & Gilbert 1880 -- (Norman 1934:286 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:208 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:351 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:69 [ref. 21500], Suzuki et al. 2001:39 [ref. 25386], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:820 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S59 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:3 [ref. 27606], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:131 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:527 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:68 [ref. 34694], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Atheresthes Jordan & Gilbert 1880. Pleuronectidae: Atheresthinae.

Brachyprosopon Bleeker [P.] 1862:428 Neut. Pleuronectes microcephalus of Fleming 1828 (= Pleuronectes microcephalus Donovan 1803). Type by monotypy. •Objective synonym of Cynoglossa Bonaparte 1846. •Synonym of Microstomus Gottsche 1835 -- (Norman 1934:355 [ref. 6893], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:163 [ref. 21500], Evseenko 2003:S66 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:10 [ref. 27606]). Current status: Synonym of Microstomus Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Microstominae.

Citharus Reinhardt [J. C. H.] 1837:116, 130 Masc. Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius 1780. Type by subsequent designation. Perhaps not intended as a new genus. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2614 [ref. 2445]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Citharus Artedi 1793. •Synonym of Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835 -- (Norman 1934:294 [ref. 6893], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:92 [ref. 21500], Evseenko 2004:5 [ref. 27606]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Cleisthenes Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:622 Masc. Cleisthenes pinetorum Jordan & Starks 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835 -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:92 [ref. 21500]). •Valid as Cleisthenes Jordan & Starks 1904 -- (Norman 1934:304 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:351 [ref. 6441], Li & Wang 1995:225 [ref. 16193], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:706 [ref. 26711], Evseenko 2003:S59 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:3 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:528 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:194 [ref. 35257], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Cleisthenes Jordan & Starks 1904. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Clidoderma Bleeker [P.] 1862:425 Neut. Platessa asperrima Temminck & Schlegel 1846. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Clidoderma Bleeker 1862 -- (Norman 1934:314 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:210 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:353 [ref. 6441], Lea et al. 1989:239 [ref. 21534], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:172 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:248 [ref. 16193], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:701 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:820 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S60 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:4 [ref. 27606], Shinohara et al. 2011:55 [ref. 31715], Parin et al. 2014:528 [ref. 33547], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Clidoderma Bleeker 1862. Pleuronectidae: Hippoglossinae.

Cynicoglossus Bonaparte [C. L.] 1837:puntata 97 Masc. Pleuronectes cynoglossus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Apparently appeared first in puntata 97, fasc. 19 under Platessa passer. Bonaparte stated that the species was P. cynoglossus Linnaeus; possibly based on a misidentified type species (see Norman 1934:355). •Synonym of Microstomus Gottsche 1835 -- (Norman 1934:355 [ref. 6893], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:163 [ref. 21500], Evseenko 2003:S65 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:10 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:539 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Microstomus Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Microstominae.

Cynoglossa Bonaparte [C. L.] 1846:48 Fem. Pleuronectes microcephalus Donovan 1803. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Microstomus Gottsche 1835 -- (Norman 1934:355 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:625 [ref. 6885], Desoutter in Lévêque et al. 1992:866 [ref. 21590], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:163 [ref. 21500], Evseenko 2003:S66 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:10 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:539 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Microstomus Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Microstominae.

Cynopsetta Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] (ex Schmidt) 1906:188 Fem. Hippoglossoides dubius Schmidt 1904. Type by monotypy. Genus and species apparently appeared first as name only (Cynopsetta dubia n. g. n. sp.) in Schmidt 1903:521 [ref. 3945], genus made available by Jordan & Starks 1906; species made available by Schmidt 1904. •Synonym of Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835 -- (Norman 1934:294 [ref. 6893], Li & Wang 1995:232 [ref. 16193], Evseenko 2003:S61 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:5 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:531 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Dexistes Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:624 Masc. Dexistes rikuzenius Jordan & Starks 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Dexistes Jordan & Starks 1904 -- (Norman 1934:347 [ref. 6893], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:352 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:110 [ref. 21500], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:711 [ref. 26711], Evseenko 2004:4 [ref. 27606], Shinohara et al. 2011:55 [ref. 31715], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Dexistes Jordan & Starks 1904. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Drepanopsetta Gill [T. N.] 1861:50 Fem. Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius 1780. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835 -- (Norman 1934:294 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:624 [ref. 6885], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:92 [ref. 21500], Evseenko 2003:S61 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:5 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:531 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Embassichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:506 Masc. Cynicoglossus bathybius Gilbert 1890. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Embassichthys Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Norman 1934:361 [ref. 6893], Amaoka et al. 1981 [ref. 5578], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:210 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:353 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:68 [ref. 21500], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:822 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S60 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:4 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:529 [ref. 33547]). •Synonym of Microstomus Gottsche 1835. Current status: Synonym of Microstomus Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Microstominae.

Eopsetta (subgenus of Hippoglossoides) Jordan [D. S.] & Goss [D. K.] in Jordan 1885:923 [135] Fem. Hippoglossoides jordani Lockington 1879. Type by original designation (also monotypic). On p. 135 of separate. •Valid as Eopsetta Jordan & Goss 1885 -- (Norman 1934:307 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:208 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:351 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:83 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:229 [ref. 16193], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:706 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:820 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S60 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:4 [ref. 27606], Shinohara et al. 2011:55 [ref. 31715], Parin et al. 2014:529 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:68 [ref. 34694], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Eopsetta Jordan & Goss 1885. Pleuronectidae: Hippoglossinae.

Errex Jordan [D. S.] 1919:343 Masc. Glyptocephalus zachirus Lockington 1879. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Errex jordan 1919 -- (Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273]). •Synonym of Glyptocephalus Gottsche 1835 -- (Norman 1934:363 [ref. 6893], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:156 [ref. 21500], Evseenko 2003:S61 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:5 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:530 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Glyptocephalus Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Microstominae.

Euchalarodus Gill [T. N.] 1864:216 Masc. Euchalarodus putnami Gill 1864. Type by monotypy. Described in more detail in Gill 1864:221-223 [ref. 5773]. •Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758, subgenus Liopsetta -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:113, 118 [ref. 21500]). •Synonym of Liopsetta Gill 1864 -- (Norman 1934:368 [ref. 6893], Li & Wang 1995:246 [ref. 16193], Evseenko 2003:S65 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:9 [ref. 27606]). Current status: Synonym of Liopsetta Gill 1864. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Flesus Moreau [É.] 1881:298 (v. 3) Masc. Pleuronectes flesus Linnaeus 1758. Type by absolute tautonymy of name in synonymy of one of two included species. •Synonym of Platichthys Girard 1854 -- (Norman 1934:376 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:626 [ref. 6885], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:147 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:251 [ref. 16193], Evseenko 2004:11 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:540 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Platichthys Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Gareus (subgenus of Liopsetta) Hubbs [C. L.] 1915:486 Masc. Pleuronectes obscurus Herzenstein 1890. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Liopsetta Gill 1864 -- (Norman 1934:368 [ref. 6893], Li & Wang 1995:246 [ref. 16193] as Gareius). •Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:113 [ref. 21500]). •Synonym of Pseudopleuronectes Bleeker 1862 -- (Evseenko 2003:S68 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:13 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:544 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudopleuronectes Bleeker 1862. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Glyptocephalus Gottsche [C. M.] 1835:136, 156 Masc. Pleuronectes saxicola Faber 1828. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Glyptocephalus Gottsche 1835 -- (Norman 1934:363 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:623 [ref. 6885], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:353 [ref. 6441], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1299 [ref. 13677], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:156 [ref. 21500], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:712 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:822 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S61 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:5 [ref. 27606], Shinohara et al. 2011:57 [ref. 31715], Parin et al. 2014:530 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:68 [ref. 34694], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:195 [ref. 35257], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Glyptocephalus Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Microstominae.

Heteroprosopon Bleeker [P.] 1862:429 Neut. Platessa cornuta Temminck & Schlegel 1846. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Pleuronichthys Girard 1854 -- (Norman 1934:317 [ref. 6893], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:152 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:238 [ref. 16193], Evseenko 2003:S68 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:12 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:544 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Pleuronichthys Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae.

Hippoglossoides Gottsche [C. M.] 1835:164, 168 Masc. Hippoglossoides limanda Gottsche 1835 (= Pleuronectes limandoides Bloch 1787). Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835 -- (Norman 1934:294 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:623 [ref. 6885], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:208 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:351 [ref. 6441], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1300 [ref. 13677], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:92 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:232 [ref. 16193], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:706 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:820 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S61 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:5 [ref. 27606], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:131 [ref. 31212], Shinohara et al. 2011:56 [ref. 31715], Parin et al. 2014:531 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:68 [ref. 34694], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:215 [ref. 34440], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Hippoglossus Cuvier [G.] 1816:221 Masc. Pleuronectes hippoglossus Linnaeus 1758. Type by absolute tautonymy. •Valid as Hippoglossus Cuvier 1816 -- (Norman 1934:291 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:624 [ref. 6885], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:208 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:351 [ref. 6441], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1301 [ref. 13677], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:701 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:819 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S62 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:6 [ref. 27606], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:131 [ref. 31212], Shinohara et al. 2011:56 [ref. 31715], Parin et al. 2014:533 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:69 [ref. 34694], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:227 [ref. 34440], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Hippoglossus Cuvier 1816. Pleuronectidae: Hippoglossinae.

Hypsopsetta Gill [T. N.] 1862:330 Fem. Pleuronichthys guttulatus Girard 1856. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hypsopsetta Gill 1862 -- (Norman 1934:315 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:69 [ref. 21500], Evseenko 2004:7 [ref. 27606]). •Synonym of Pleuronichthys Girard 1854 -- (Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Synonym of Pleuronichthys Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae.

Inopsetta Jordan [D. S.] & Goss [D. K.] in Jordan 1885:924 [136] Fem. Parophrys ischyrus Jordan & Gilbert 1880. Type by original designation (also monotypic). On p. 136 of separate. The type-species Parophrys ischyrus Jordan & Gilbert 1880 is thought to be a hybrid between Platichthys stellatus (Pallas 1788) and Parophrys vetulus Girard 1854. •Valid as Inopsetta Jordan & Goss 1885 -- (Norman 1934:375 [ref. 6893]). •Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758 and also Platichthys Girard 1854 -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:113 [ref. 21500] when type species is regarded as a hybrid). •Incertae sedis in Pleuronectidae -- (Evseenko 2004:23 [ref. 27606]). Current status: Uncertain as Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Isopsetta Lockington [W. N.] in Jordan & Gilbert 1883:832 Fem. Lepidopsetta isolepis Lockington 1880. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus Isopsetta -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:113, 115 [ref. 21500]). •Valid as Isopsetta Lockington 1883 -- (Norman 1934:326 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Rass 1996:570 [ref. 24656], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:709 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:821 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2004:7 [ref. 27606], Pietsch & Orr 2015:69 [ref. 34694], Vinnikov et al. 2018:160 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Isopsetta Lockington 1883. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Kareius Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1900:379 Masc. Pleuronectes scutifer Steindachner 1870. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Kareius Jordan & Snyder 1900 -- (Norman 1934:376 [ref. 6893], Sakamoto 1984:210 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:353 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:160 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:253 [ref. 16193], Evseenko 2003:S63 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:7 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:534 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:195 [ref. 35257]). •Synonym of Platichthys Girard 1854 -- (Vinnikov et al. 2018:160 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Synonym of Platichthys Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Lepidopsetta Gill [T. N.] 1862:330 Fem. Platichthys umbrosus Girard 1856. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus Lepidopsetta -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:113,117 [ref. 21500]). •Valid as Lepidopsetta Gill 1862 -- (Norman 1934:329 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:352 [ref. 6441], Rass 1996:570 [ref. 24656], Orr & Matarese 2000:551 [ref. 24744], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:709 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:821 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S63 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:8 [ref. 27606], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:131 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:534 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:69 [ref. 34694], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:196 [ref. 35257], Vinnikov et al. 2018:160 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Lepidopsetta Gill 1862. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Leptosoma Nardo [G. D.] 1827:32, 39 Neut. Leptosoma ater Nardo 1827. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Nardo 1827:col. 482 [ref. 19740]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Leptosoma Leach 1819 in Crustacea; replaced by Spanius Gistel 1848. •Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Limanda Gottsche [C. M.] 1835:136, 160 Fem. Limanda vulgaris Gottsche 1835 (= Pleuronectes limanda Nilsson [= Linnaeus]). Type by monotypy. Limanda vulgaris Gottsche an unneeded replacement for P. limanda Nilsson; apparently the species goes back to Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Pseudopleuronectes Bleeker 1862 -- (Li & Wang 1995:241 [ref. 16193]). •Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus Limanda -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:113, 116 [ref. 21500]). •Valid as Limanda Gottsche 1835 -- (Norman 1934:333 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:624 [ref. 6885], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:352 [ref. 6441], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1302 [ref. 13677], Rass 1996:570 [ref. 24656], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:715 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:821 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S63 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:8 [ref. 27606], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:131 [ref. 31212], n Masuda et al. 1984:352 [ref. 6441], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1302 [ref. 13677], Rass 1996:570 [ref. 24656], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:715 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:821 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S63 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:8 [ref. 27606], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:131 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:535 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:69 [ref. 34694], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:229 [ref. 34440], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:196 [ref. 35257], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Limanda Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Limandella (subgenus of Limanda) Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1906:204 Fem. Pleuronectes yokohamae Günther 1877. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:113 [ref. 21500]). •Synonym of Pseudopleuronectes Bleeker 1862 -- (Norman 1934:342 [ref. 6893], Li & Wang 1995:241 [ref. 16193], Evseenko 2003:S68 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:13 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:544 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudopleuronectes Bleeker 1862. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Liopsetta Gill [T. N.] 1864:217 Fem. Platessa glabra Storer 1843. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus Liopsetta -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:113, 117 [ref. 21500]). •Valid as Liopsetta Gill 1864 -- (Norman 1934:368 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:625 [ref. 6885], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:353 [ref. 6441], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1303 [ref. 13677], Li & Wang 1995:246 [ref. 16193], Rass 1996:570 [ref. 24656], Dorofeeva 1998:158 [ref. 23573], Voronina & Evseenko 2001:442 [ref. 25618], Evseenko 2003:S65 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:9 [ref. 27606], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:241 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:592 [ref. 29996], Voronina & Chanet 2014:43 [ref. 33419], Parin et al. 2014:538 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:235 [ref. 34440], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:198 [ref. 35257], Vinnikov et al. 2018:160 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Liopsetta Gill 1864. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Lyopsetta (subgenus of Hippoglossoides) Jordan [D. S.] & Goss [D. K.] in Jordan 1885:923 [135] Fem. Hippoglossoides exilis Jordan & Gilbert 1880. Type by original designation (also monotypic). On p. 135 of separate. •Synonym of Eopsetta Jordan & Goss 1885 -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:83 [ref. 21500]). •Valid as Lyopsetta Jordan & Goss 1885 -- (Norman 1934:306 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:706 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:820 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2004:10 [ref. 27606], Pietsch & Orr 2015:71 [ref. 34694], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Lyopsetta Jordan & Goss 1885. Pleuronectidae: Hippoglossinae.

Microstomus Gottsche [C. M.] 1835:136, 150 Masc. Microstomus latidens Gottsche 1835. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Microstomus Gottsche 1835 -- (Norman 1934:355 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:625 [ref. 6885], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:210 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:353 [ref. 6441], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1303 [ref. 13677], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:163 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:258 [ref. 16193], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:712 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:822 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S65 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:10 [ref. 27606], Shinohara et al. 2011:57 [ref. 31715], Parin et al. 2014:539 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:71 [ref. 34694], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Microstomus Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Microstominae.

Myzopsetta Gill [T. N.] 1861:51 Fem. Platessa ferruginea Storer 1839. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2644 [ref. 2445]. •Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:113 [ref. 21500]). •Synonym of Limanda Gottsche 1835 -- (Evseenko 2003:S64 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:8 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:535 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Myzopsetta Gill 1861 -- (Vinnikov et al. 2018:160 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Myzopsetta Gill 1861. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Parophrys Girard [C. F.] 1854:139 Fem. Parophrys vetulus Girard 1854. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Sakamoto 1984:95 [ref. 5273], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:113 [ref. 21500], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:821 [ref. 25968]). •Valid as Parophrys Girard 1854 -- (Norman 1934:328 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Rass 1996:570 [ref. 24656], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:713 [ref. 26711], Evseenko 2004:11 [ref. 27606], Pietsch & Orr 2015:71 [ref. 34694], Vinnikov et al. 2018:160 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Parophrys Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Passer Klein [J. T.] 1775:816 Masc. Not available, published in a work that does not conform to the principle of binominal nomenclature; also preoccupied by Passer Brisson 1760 in Aves. •In the synonymy of Platichthys Girard 1854 -- (Norman 1934:376 [ref. 6893], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:147 [ref. 21500], Evseenko 2004:23 [ref. 27606]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Platichthys Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Passer Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Klein) 1792:582 Not available, published in a part of work rejected for nomenclatural purposes in Opinion 21 (1938). Based on Klein 1744:32 [ref. 30141]. •In the synonymy of Platichthys Girard 1854. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Platichthys Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Platessa Cuvier [G.] 1816:220 Fem. Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus 1758. Type by absolute tautonymy. On Offical List (Direction 33). •Objective synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Nielsen 1973:623 [ref. 6885], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:112 [ref. 21500], Evseenko 2003:S67 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:12 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:542 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Platichthys Girard [C. F.] 1854:139 Masc. Platichthys rugosus Girard 1854. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Platichthys Girard 1854 -- (Norman 1934:376 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:626 [ref. 6885], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:353 [ref. 6441], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1304 [ref. 13677], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:147 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:251 [ref. 16193], Dorofeeva 1998:159 [ref. 23573], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:716 [ref. 26711], Voronina 1999:612 [ref. 24880], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:820 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S66 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:11 [ref. 27606], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:242 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:592 [ref. 29996], Scharpf 2009:15 [ref. 30400], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:73 [ref. 36649], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:131 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:540 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:71 [ref. 34694], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:198 [ref. 35257], Vinnikov et al. 2018:160 [ref. 35844], Momigliano et al. 2018:1 [ref. 35980]). Current status: Valid as Platichthys Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Platysomatichthys Bleeker [P.] 1862:425 Masc. Pleuronectes pinguis Fabricius 1824. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Reinhardtius Gill 1861 -- (Norman 1934:288 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:627 [ref. 6885], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:73 [ref. 21500], Evseenko 2003:S69 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:14 [ref. 27606]). Current status: Synonym of Reinhardtius Gill 1861. Pleuronectidae: Hippoglossinae.

Pleuronectes Linnaeus [C.] 1758:268 Masc. Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated first by Bory de Saint-Vincent, v. 14, 1828:58, 65 [ref. 3853] (see Whitley 1935:137 [ref. 6396]). On Official List (Direction 33). Name spelled Plueronectes by Low 1813:212 [ref. 30345]. •Valid as Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Norman 1934:348 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:623 [ref. 6885], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:353 [ref. 6441], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1305 [ref. 13677], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:112 [ref. 21500], Rass 1996:569 [ref. 24656] with restricted definition, Dorofeeva 1998:160 [ref. 23573], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:716 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:820 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S67 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:12 [ref. 27606], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:243 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:592 [ref. 29996], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:73 [ref. 36649], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:131 [ref. 31212], Shinohara et al. 2011:57 [ref. 31715], Parin et al. 2014:542 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:199 [ref. 35257], Vinnikov et al. 2018:160 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Pleuronectoides Nardo [G. D.] 1824:233 Fem. Pleuronectoides solea Nardo 1824. Type by monotypy. •Incertae sedis in Pleuronectidae -- (Evseenko 2004:28 [ref. 27606]). Current status: Unknown. Pleuronectidae.

Pleuronichthys Girard [C. F.] 1854:139 Masc. Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard 1854. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Pleuronichthys Girard 1854 -- (Norman 1934:317 [ref. 6893], Fitch 1963 [ref. 21219], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:352 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:152 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:238 [ref. 16193], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:711 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:821 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S68 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:12 [ref. 27606], Suzuki et al. 2009:276[ref. 30301], Yokogawa & Watanabe 2011:24 [ref. 31146], Parin et al. 2014:544 [ref. 33547], Yokogawa et al. 2014:385 [ref. 35476], Pietsch & Orr 2015:71 [ref. 34694], Yokogawa et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34955], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Pleuronichthys Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae.

Pluviopsetta Tanaka [S.] 1916:141 Fem. Pluviopsetta taniguchii Tanaka 1916. Type by monotypy. •Questionably a synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758 -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:113 [ref. 21500]). •Incertae sedis in Pleuronectidae -- (Evseenko 2004:23 [ref. 27606]). Current status: Uncertain as Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Pomatopsetta Gill [T. N.] 1864:216 Fem. Platessa dentata *sensu* Storer 1839 (= Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius 1780)). Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835 -- (Norman 1934:294 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:624 [ref. 6885], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:92 [ref. 21500], Evseenko 2003:S61 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:5 [ref. 27606]). Current status: Synonym of Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Protopsetta (subgenus of Hippoglossoides) Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1904:230 Fem. Hippoglossoides herzensteini Schmidt 1904. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835 -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:92 [ref. 21500]). •Synonym of Cleisthenes Jordan & Starks 1904 -- (Norman 1934:304 [ref. 6893], Li & Wang 1995:225 [ref. 16193], Evseenko 2003:S60 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:3 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:528 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Cleisthenes Jordan & Starks 1904. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Psettichthys Girard [C. F.] 1854:140 Masc. Psettichthys melanostictus Girard 1854. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Psettichthys Girard 1854 -- (Norman 1934:310 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:208 [ref. 5273], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:68 [ref. 21500], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:708 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:820 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2004:13 [ref. 27606], Pietsch & Orr 2015:71 [ref. 34694], Vinnikov et al. 2018:160 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Psettichthys Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Pseudoplatichthys Hikita [T.] 1934:11, et. seq. Masc. Pseudoplatichthys oshorensis Hikita 1934. Type by original designation (also monotypic). The type-species is thought to be a hybrid between Platichthys stellatus (Pallas 1788) and Kareius bicoloratus (Basilewsky 1855). •Synonym of Platichthys Girard 1854 -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:147 [ref. 21500]). •Incertae sedis in Pleuronectidae -- (Evseenko 2004:23 [ref. 27606]). Current status: Synonym of Platichthys Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Pseudopleuronectes Bleeker [P.] 1862:428 Masc. Pleuronectes planus Mitchill 1814. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus Pseudopleuronectes -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:113, 116 [ref. 21500]). •Valid as Pseudopleuronectes Bleeker 1862 -- (Norman 1934:342 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Li & Wang 1995:241 [ref. 16193], Rass 1996:570 [ref. 24656], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:716 [ref. 26711], Evseenko 2003:S68 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:13 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:544 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:199 [ref. 35257], Vinnikov et al. 2018:160 [ref. 35844] with author Linnaeus 1758). Current status: Valid as Pseudopleuronectes Bleeker 1862. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Reinhardtius Gill [T. N.] 1861:50 Masc. Pleuronectes cynoglossus of Fabricius (not of Linneaus) 1780. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Reinhardtius Gill 1861 -- (Norman 1934:288 [ref. 6893], Nielsen 1973:627 [ref. 6885], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:208 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:351 [ref. 6441], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1306 [ref. 13677], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:73 [ref. 21500], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:701 [ref. 26711], Suzuki et al. 2001:39 [ref. 25386], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:820 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2003:S69 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:14 [ref. 27606], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:131 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:546 [ref. 33547], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Reinhardtius Gill 1861. Pleuronectidae: Hippoglossinae.

Spanius Gistel [J.] 1848:IX Masc. Leptosoma ater Nardo 1827. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Leptosoma Nardo 1827, preoccupied by Leptosoma Leach 1819 in Crustacea. •Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Pleuronectes Linnaeus 1758. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.

Tanakius (subgenus of Dexistes) Hubbs [C. L.] 1918:370 Masc. Microstomus kitaharae Jordan & Starks 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Species originally as kitaharae, but named after a male so must be corrected to kitaharai. •Valid as Tanakius Hubbs 1918 [as kitaharai] -- (Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:210 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:353 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:168 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:256 [ref. 16193], Evseenko 2004:15 [ref. 27606], Shinohara et al. 2011:57 [ref. 31715]). •Synonym of Glyptocephalus Gottsche 1835 -- (Vinnikov et al. 2018:157 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Synonym of Glyptocephalus Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Microstominae.

Veraequa Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:625 Fem. Veraequa achne Jordan & Starks 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). As Veraegua in figure caption. •Synonym of Microstomus Gottsche 1835 -- (Norman 1934:355 [ref. 6893], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:164 [ref. 21500], Evseenko 2003:S66 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:10 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:539 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Microstomus Gottsche 1835. Pleuronectidae: Microstominae.

Verasper Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:2606, 2618 Masc. Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Verasper Jordan & Gibert 1898 -- (Norman 1934:311 [ref. 6893], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:643 [ref. 13641], Sakamoto 1984:208 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:351 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:87 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:233 [ref. 16193], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:701 [ref. 26711], Evseenko 2003:S70 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:15 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:547 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:201 [ref. 35257], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844]). Current status: Valid as Verasper Jordan & Gilbert 1898. Pleuronectidae: Hippoglossinae.

Xystrias Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:623 Masc. Hippoglossus grigorjewi Herzenstein 1890. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Eopsetta Jordan & Goss 1885 -- (Norman 1934:307 [ref. 6893], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:83 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:229 [ref. 16193], Evseenko 2003:S60 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:4 [ref. 27606], Parin et al. 2014:529 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Eopsetta Jordan & Goss 1885. Pleuronectidae: Hippoglossinae.