italicus, Pleuronectes Günther [A.] 1862:452 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Mediterranean Sea; Dalmatia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Syntype: BMNH 1842.6.7.3 (1). Based on literature sources and one specimen. •Valid as Pleuronectes italicus Günther 1862 -- (Berg 1949:1186 [ref. 20662]). •Synonym of Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Nielsen 1973:626 [ref. 6885], Sakamoto 1984:209 [ref. 5273], Dorofeeva 1998:160 [ref. 23573]). •Synonym of Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:182 [ref. 22952], Evseenko 2004:11 [ref. 27606], Momigliano et al. 2018:9 [ref. 35980]). •Synonym of Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus 1758) subspecies luscus (Pallas 1814) -- (Evseenko 2003:S67 [ref. 28535]). •Valid as Platichthys italicus (Günther 1862) -- (Planes 1998:291 [ref. 38932]). Current status: Valid as Platichthys italicus (Günther 1862). Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea: Adriatic Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.