maximus, Hippoglossus Gottsche [C. M.] 1835:164 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 2 (pt 2, no. 2); ref. 1862] European seas. Syntypes: BMNH 1853.11.12.127 [Gronovius coll.] (1, skin). Unneeded new name for Pleuronectes hippoglossus Linnaeus 1758 (to avoid "Strickland tautonomy"). •Synonym of Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Nielsen 1973:624 [ref. 6885], Evseenko 2003:S62 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:6 [ref. 27606]). Current status: Synonym of Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus 1758). Pleuronectidae: Hippoglossinae. Habitat: marine.