rugosus, Platichthys Girard [C. F.] 1854:139 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 1817] San Francisco, California, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus 1758) subspecies luscus (Pallas 1814) -- (Evseenko 2003:S67 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:12 [ref. 27606]). •Synonym of Platichthys stellatus (Pallas 1787) -- (Okada 1961:713 [ref. 6363], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:148 [ref. 21500], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:41 [ref. 25650], Parin et al. 2014:542 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:198 [ref. 35257]). Current status: Synonym of Platichthys stellatus (Pallas 1787). Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.