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Species in the genus Pleuronichthys: [ 12 ] records

ayresii, Parophrys Günther [A.] 1862:456 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1862.8.16.1. •Synonym of Hypsopsetta guttulata (Girard 1856) -- (Evseenko 2004:7 [ref. 27606]). •Synonym of Pleuronichthys guttulatus Girard 1856. Current status: Synonym of Pleuronichthys guttulatus Girard 1856. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

coenosus, Pleuronichthys Girard [C. F.] 1854:139 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 1817] San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 697 (1). •Valid as Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard 1854 -- (Fitch 1963:28 [ref. 21219], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:292 [ref. 9277], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Matarese et al. 1989:616 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:223 [ref. 14674], Evseenko 1998:60 [ref. 23643], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:711 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:839 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2004:12 [ref. 27606], Nelson et al. 2004:181 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:176 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:71 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:334 [ref. 35888], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844], Burton & Lea 2019:97 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:221 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:134 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:350 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: southeastern Alaska (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

cornuta, Platessa Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:179, Pl. 92 (fig. 1) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 1336 (stuffed) [? = D1336]. Paralectotypes: (8) RMNH D1334-1335 (2, stuffed), 3496 (3), 3501 (1). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:146 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Fitch 1963:18 [ref. 21219], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Sakamoto in Masuda et al. 1984:352 [ref. 6441], Matsuura in Okamura et al. 1985:621, 740 [ref. 8056], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:153 [ref. 21500], Kim & Youn 1994:121 [ref. 22286], Li & Wang 1995:238 [ref. 16193], Chen et al. 1997:176 [ref. 26476] dated 1844, Cheng & Zhou 1997:453 [ref. 26385], Kim 1997:494 [ref. 24032], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:14 [ref. 24670], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:711 [ref. 26711], Amaoka in Randall & Lim 2000:645 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1372 [ref. 25182], Shimizu 2001:44 [ref. 25799], Shinohara et al. 2001:335 [ref. 25995], Wang et al. 2001:310 [ref. 26566], Kim & Park 2002:413 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:1372 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:432, 686 [ref. 26218], Evseenko 2003:S68 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:12 [ref. 27606], Ho et al. 2009:10 [ref. 31461], Suzuki et al. 2009:284 [ref. 30301], Yokogawa & Watanabe 2011:24 [ref. 31146], Ohashi & Motomura 2011:98 [ref. 32413], Parin et al. 2014:544 [ref. 33547], Yokogawa et al. 2014:385 [ref. 35476], Yokogawa et al. 2016:14 [ref. 34955], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844], Kim et al. 2020:191 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:121 [ref. 37637], Redin & Kartavtsev 2022:19 [ref. 39989], Tashiro 2022:85 [ref. 39012]). Current status: Valid as Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

decurrens, Pleuronichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1881:453 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 3 (no. 173) [v. for 1880]; ref. 12598] Point Reyes and the Farallons, California, U.S.A. Syntypes: ANSP 8884 (1) San Francisco; MNHN A-3280 (1), A-3368 (1); MTD F 131 [ex USNM] (1); UMMZ 162042 (1); ?USNM 26978 (30, missing in 1980) Monterey, ?USNM 27115 (2) San Francisco; ?ZMB 11734 [ex USNM] (1), ZMUC (?). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:143 [ref. 13621], Desoutter et al. 2001:313 [ref. 25922], Zarske 2003:32 [ref. 27474]. Based on Pleuronichthys quadrituberculatus of Jordan & Gilbert 1880:50 [ref. 2366]. •Valid as Pleuronichthys decurrens Jordan & Gilbert 1881 -- (Fitch 1963:20 [ref. 21219], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:292 [ref. 9277], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Matarese et al. 1989:618 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:224 [ref. 14674], Evseenko 1998:60 [ref. 23643], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:711 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:840 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2004:13 [ref. 27606], Nelson et al. 2004:181 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:176 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:71 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:334 [ref. 35888], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844], Burton & Lea 2019:97 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:221 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:134 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:350 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Pleuronichthys decurrens Jordan & Gilbert 1881. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: Aleutian Islands (U.S.A.) and Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

guttulatus, Pleuronichthys Girard [C. F.] 1856:137 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 8; ref. 1809] Tomales Bay, California, U.S.A. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Hypsopsetta guttulata (Girard 1856) -- (Herrera 1896:70 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Hypsopsetta guttulatus (Girard 1856) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:289 [ref. 9277], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Swift et al. 1993:132 [ref. 22379], Sommer in Fischer et al. 1995:1384 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:257 [ref. 24545], Evseenko 1998:60 [ref. 23643], Fuller et al. 1999:482 [ref. 25838], Ruiz-Campos et al. 2000:76 [ref. 24940], Evseenko 2004:7 [ref. 27606], Kells et al. 2016:330 [ref. 35888] as H. guttulata). •Valid as Pleuronichthys guttulatus Girard 1856 -- (Cooper & Chapleau 1998:711 [ref. 26711], Nelson et al. 2004:181 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:177 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32708], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844], Burton & Lea 2019:97 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:221 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:134 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:350 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Pleuronichthys guttulatus Girard 1856. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: northern California (U.S.A.) south to southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico); isolated population in Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: brackish, marine.

japonicus, Pleuronichthys Suzuki [S.], Kawashima [T.] & Nakabo [T.] 2009:277, Figs. 1a-c, e, f, 2a-e [Ichthyological Research v. 56 (no. 3); ref. 30301] Off Hamada, ca. 35°22'N, 132°15'E, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: FAKU 90216. Paratypes: (29) at FAKU (27), HUMZ (2). Plus many non-type specimens. •Valid as Pleuronichthys japonicus Suzuki, Kawashima & Nakabo 2009 -- (Yokogawa & Watanabe 2011:24 [ref. 31146], Ohashi & Motomura 2011:99 [ref. 32413], Kim et al. 2020:191 [ref. 39118], Redin & Kartavtsev 2022:19 [ref. 39989]). •Synonym of Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Yokogawa et al. 2014:385 [ref. 35476], Yokogawa et al. 2016:14 [ref. 34955]). Current status: Synonym of Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae. Habitat: marine.

lighti, Pleuronichthys Wu [H.-W.] 1929:66, Fig. 54 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 17843] Island of Amoy or vicinity. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Wu credits to Herre, but we are unable to locate a species lighti in this family described by Herre. •Synonym of Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Li & Wang 1995:239 [ref. 16193], Evseenko 2003:S68 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:13 [ref. 27606], Suzuki et al. 2009:285 [ref. 30301]). •Valid as Pleuronichthys lighti Wu 1929 -- (Yokogawa et al. 2014:390 [ref. 35476], Yokogawa et al. 2016:4 [ref. 34955], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844], Amaoka in Koeda & Ho 2019:1212 [ref. 42393], Sonoyama et al. 2020:121 [ref. 37637], Tashiro 2022:85 [ref. 39012], Kai & Gosho 2025:101 [ref. 42505], Vasil'eva et al. 2025:[20] [ref. 42434]). Current status: Valid as Pleuronichthys lighti Wu 1929. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern China and Taiwan north to Japan. Habitat: marine.

macrocephala, Hypsopsetta Breder [C. M., Jr.] 1936:4, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 2 (art. 3); ref. 634] San Francisquito Bay, Gulf of California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): YPM 809. Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:24 [ref. 16741]. •Valid as Hypsopsetta macrocephala Breder 1936 -- (Evseenko 2004:7 [ref. 27606] provisionally valid, Fricke et al. 2024:350 [ref. 41622]). •Valid as Pleuronichthys macrocephalus (Breder 1936). Current status: Valid as Pleuronichthys macrocephalus (Breder 1936). Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: brackish, marine.

nephelus, Pleuronichthys Starks [E. C.] & Thompson [W. F.] 1910:282, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 38 (no. 1744); ref. 10117] San Juan Islands, Puget Sound, Washington, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 74606. Paratypes and non-types: (11) AMNH 3924-25 (1, 1); BMNH 1930.8.6.18 [ex USNM] (1); FMNH 52363 (1); CAS-SU 21414 (7); USNM 74559 (2), 74600 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:142 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard 1854 -- (Fitch 1963:30 [ref. 21219], Evseenko 2004:12 [ref. 27606]). Current status: Synonym of Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae. Habitat: marine.

ocellatus, Pleuronichthys Starks [E. C.] & Thompson [W. F.] 1910:285, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 38 (no. 1744); ref. 10117] 31°21'N, 113°49'W, Gulf of California, Mexico, Albatross station 3024, depth 11 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 74605. Paratypes: (16) BMNH 1930.9.2.18 [ex CAS-SU] (1); CAS-SU 198 (6), 5569 (2); USNM. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:142 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Pleuronichthys ocellatus Starks & Thompson 1910 -- (Fitch 1963:26 [ref. 21219], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Sommer in Fischer et al. 1995:1384 [ref. 22830], Thomson et al. 2000:293 [ref. 25640], Evseenko 2004:13 [ref. 27606], Nelson et al. 2004:181 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:177 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32708], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844], Love et al. 2021:221 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:134 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:350 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Pleuronichthys ocellatus Starks & Thompson 1910. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico), and Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

ritteri, Pleuronichthys Starks [E. C.] & Morris [E. L.] 1907:243, Pl. 21 [University of California Publications in Zoology v. 3 (no. 11); ref. 10118] San Diego Bay, California, U.S.A. Holotype: CAS-SU 9786. Paratypes: CAS-SU 21131 (5). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:142 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks & Morris 1907 -- (Fitch 1963:23 [ref. 21219], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:293 [ref. 9277], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Sommer in Fischer et al. 1995:1385 [ref. 22830], Evseenko 1998:60 [ref. 23643], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:711 [ref. 26711], Evseenko 2004:13 [ref. 27606], Nelson et al. 2004:181 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:177 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:336 [ref. 35888], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844], Love et al. 2021:221 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:134 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:351 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks & Morris 1907. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: northern California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

verticalis, Pleuronichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1880:49 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 3 (no. 117); ref. 2366] Outside the Golden Gate Bridge, near San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Syntypes: ANSP 8885 (1); Genova Mus. [ex USNM] (1); MTD F 130 [ex USNM] (1); USNM 26979 (orig. 25, now 8), ?27230 (2); ?ZMB 11732 (1); ZMUB 1212 [ex USNM 26982] (1); ZMUC [ex USNM] (some). Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:148 [ref. 21547], Böhlke 1984:143 [ref. 13621], Desoutter et al. 2001:355 [ref. 25922], Zarske 2003:33 [ref. 27474]. •Valid as Pleuronichthys verticalis Jordan & Gilbert 1880 -- (Hiyama in Kumada 1937:60 [ref. 39147] as verticularis, Fitch 1963:15 [ref. 21219], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:293 [ref. 9277], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Sommer in Fischer et al. 1995:1385 [ref. 22830], Evseenko 1998:60 [ref. 23643], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:711 [ref. 26711], Evseenko 2004:13 [ref. 27606], Nelson et al. 2004:182 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:177 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:336 [ref. 35888], Vinnikov et al. 2018:159 [ref. 35844], Burton & Lea 2019:97 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:221 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:134 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:351 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Pleuronichthys verticalis Jordan & Gilbert 1880. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Oregon (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico). Habitat: marine.