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Family Order: Pleuronectiformes 🍽️ 37 Edible 🎣 33 Game Fish

Pleuronectidae

Species

94

Genera

29

Max Length

470 cm

Max Weight

363.0 kg

Avg Trophic

3.44

Threatened

1

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Pleuronectiformes

Family

Pleuronectidae

Pseudopleuronectes

+26 more

Genera

⭐ Notable Species

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American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

European plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Winter flounder

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

VU Edible Game Fish

European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

LC Edible Game Fish

Starry flounder

Platichthys stellatus

Parophrys vetulus

LC Edible Game Fish

Microstomus pacificus

LC Edible Game Fish

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico

14 spp.

Canada

11 spp.

Sweden

7 spp.

Norway

7 spp.

New Zealand

6 spp.

Ireland

5 spp.

Belgium

5 spp.

France

5 spp.

United Kingdom

5 spp.

Denmark

5 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

carnivore

100%

1

Shallowest

0 m

Deepest

3,000 m

🌿 Genera in Family Pleuronectidae

2 species in this genus.

Pseudopleuronectes

5 species in this genus.

3 species in this genus.

4 species in this genus.

5 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

2 species in this genus.

3 species in this genus.

Hippoglossoides

4 species in this genus.

15 species in this genus.

8 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

3 species in this genus.

5 species in this genus.

2 species in this genus.

2 species in this genus.

4 species in this genus.

4 species in this genus.

2 species in this genus.

2 species in this genus.

2 species in this genus.

4 species in this genus.

4 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

1 species in this genus.

2 species in this genus.

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine

87

🔄 Diadromous

6

🌿 Brackish

1

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC

VU

DD

Least Concern 48

Near Threatened 4

Vulnerable 7

Endangered 1

Data Deficient 27

🏆 World Records

weight

Pacific halibut - 208.19 kg

Hippoglossus stenolepis

🎣 Jack Tragis 📍 Dutch Harbor, Alaska 📅 Jun 1996

weight

Atlantic halibut - 190.00 kg

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

🎣 Marco Liebenow 📍 Gullhaugen, Norway 📅 Jul 2013

🐟 Species in Pleuronectidae

94 total

Microstomus bathybius

LC 🌊 Marine Game

Poecilopsetta beanii

Derwent flounder

Taratretis derwentensis

Pleuronichthys guttulatus

Microstomus pacificus

LC 🌊 Marine Edible Game

Lepidopsetta mochigarei

LC 🌊 Marine Edible

Elongate flounder

Ammotretis elongatus

Parophrys vetulus

LC 🌊 Marine Edible Game

European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

LC 🌿 Diadromous Edible Game

European plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

LC 🌊 Marine Game

Far Eastern smooth flounder

Liopsetta pinnifasciata

DD 🌿 Diadromous Edible

Flathead flounder

Hippoglossoides dubius

LC 🌊 Marine Edible

Hippoglossoides elassodon

LC 🌊 Marine Edible Game

Colistium guentheri

🌊 Marine Edible Game

Colistium nudipinnis

🌊 Marine Game

Greenback flounder

Rhombosolea tapirina

🌊 Marine Edible

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

NT 🌊 Marine Game

Hornyhead turbot

Pleuronichthys verticalis

Kamchatka flounder

Atheresthes evermanni

LC 🌊 Marine Edible

Large-scale righteye flounder

Nematops grandisquama

Microstomus kitt

LC 🌊 Marine Edible Game

Longsnout flounder

Ammotretis rostratus

DD 🌊 Marine Edible

Marbled flounder

Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae

NT 🌊 Marine Edible Game

Marleyella Maldivensis

Marleyella maldivensis

Classification

Class Teleostei

Order Pleuronectiformes

Family Pleuronectidae

Genera 29

Species 94

Size & Biology

Max length 470 cm

Max weight 363.0 kg

Max lifespan 56 yrs

Avg trophic 3.44

Depth range 0–3,000 m

Conservation

EN 1

VU 7

NT 4

LC 48

DD 27

Characteristics

🍽️ 37 edible 🎣 33 game fish 🔴 1 threatened

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