Species that contain: Paralichthys and dentatus [ 5 ] records

albigutta, Paralichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:302 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 282); ref. 2472] Laguna Grande, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 30818 (2, now 1). Additional material: USNM 4887 (1) and a few other small specimens. Appeared first and perhaps dates to Goode & Bean 1879:125 [ref. 18134] as Pseudorhombus dentatus albigutta. •Valid as Paralichthys albigutta Jordan & Gilbert 1882 -- (Gutherz 1967:12 [ref. 23862], Robins & Ray 1986:290 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:176 [ref. 23239], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:476 [ref. 24550], Fuller et al. 1999:480 [ref. 25838], Munroe 2003:1909 [ref. 27118], Nelson et al. 2004:180 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:855 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:94 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:185 [ref. 32708], Díaz de Astarloa et al. 2018:14 [ref. 36025], Page et al. 2023:132 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Paralichthys albigutta Jordan & Gilbert 1882. Paralichthyidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.

dentatus, Pleuronectes Linnaeus [C.] (ex Garden) 1766:458 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Carolina [South Carolina, U.S.A.]. Holotype: Linn. Soc. Lond. 122 (eyed side skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1985:69-70 [ref. 20705]. Type information: Goode & Bean 1885:197 [ref. 1841]. Based on 'Plaise' in manuscript description and specimen sent by A. Garden [South Carolina]. •Valid as Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Gutherz 1967:9 [ref. 23862], Smith 1986:454 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:290 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:537 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:220 [ref. 14674], Boschung 1992:176 [ref. 23239], Murdy et al. 1997:277 [ref. 23144], Evseenko 1998:58 [ref. 23643], Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:554 [ref. 26158], Munroe 2003:1919 [ref. 27118], Nelson et al. 2004:180 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:185 [ref. 32708], Díaz de Astarloa et al. 2018:14 [ref. 36025], Page et al. 2023:132 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus 1766). Paralichthyidae. Distribution: Western North Atlantic: off eastern U.S.A. Habitat: marine.

lethostigma, Paralichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan & Meek 1884:237 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 7 (no. 427); ref. 10595] New England to Texas and West Indies. Types not researched. Based on Paralichthys dentatus of Jordan & Gilbert 1883:822 [ref. 2476] (not dentatus Linnaeus). •Valid as Paralichthys lethostigma Jordan & Gilbert 1884 -- (Gutherz 1967:10 [ref. 23862], Lee et al. 1980:829 [ref. 22416], Robins & Ray 1986:290 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:176 [ref. 23239], Knight & Hastings 1994:150 [ref. 25560], Mettee et al. 1996:749 [ref. 25836], Murdy et al. 1997:275 [ref. 23144], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:476 [ref. 24550], Fuller et al. 1999:480 [ref. 25838], Ross et al. 2001:526 [ref. 25978], Munroe 2003:1910 [ref. 27118], Nelson et al. 2004:180 [ref. 27807], Boschung & Mayden 2004:636 [ref. 27995], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:856 [ref. 28815], Page & Burr 2011:620 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:185 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:424 [ref. 35886], Díaz de Astarloa et al. 2018:14 [ref. 36025], Golani 2021:84 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:48 [ref. 39014], Page et al. 2023:132 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Paralichthys lethostigma Jordan & Gilbert 1884. Paralichthyidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Atlantic and Gulf coasts of U.S.A. (North Carolina to Mexico); introduced in eastern Mediterranean. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

melanogaster, Pleuronectes Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:390 [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York market, New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Smith 1986:455 [ref. 22186]). Current status: Synonym of Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus 1766). Paralichthyidae. Habitat: marine.

ocellaris, Platessa DeKay [J. E.] 1842:300, Pl. 47 (fig. 152) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] New York, U.S.A. Syntypes: New York State coll. (whereabouts unknown). •Synonym of Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Smith 1986:455 [ref. 22186]). Current status: Synonym of Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus 1766). Paralichthyidae. Habitat: marine.