Species that contain: Paralichthys and californicus [ 2 ] records

californicus, Hippoglossus Ayres [W. O.] 1859:29, Fig. 10 (p. 59) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1) v. 2 (1858-1862); ref. 155] San Francisco Bay, California, U.S.A. No types known. Any types at CAS would have been lost in 1906. •Valid as Paralichthys californicus (Ayres 1859) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:285 [ref. 9277], Swift et al. 1993:132 [ref. 22379], Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995:1374 [ref. 22830], Evseenko 1998:58 [ref. 23643], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:475 [ref. 24550], Allen & Groce 2001:137 [ref. 25751], Nelson et al. 2004:180 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:173 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:185 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:324 [ref. 35888], Díaz de Astarloa et al. 2018:15 [ref. 36025], Burton & Lea 2019:95 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:217 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:132 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Paralichthys californicus (Ayres 1859). Paralichthyidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: northern Washington (U.S.A.) south to southern Baja California Sur (Mexico). Habitat: brackish, marine.

maculosus, Pleuronectes Girard [C. F.] 1854:155 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 5769] San Diego, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pleuronectes maculosus Cuvier 1829. •Valid as Paralichthys maculosus (Girard 1854) -- (Herrera 1896:70 [ref. 39336]). •In the synonymy of Paralichthys californicus (Ayres 1859). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Paralichthys californicus (Ayres 1859). Paralichthyidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.