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Order Teleostei 🍽️ 154 Edible 🎣 46 Game Fish ⚠️ 3 Venomous

Pleuronectiformes

Families
11
Species
785
Max Length
470 cm
Max Weight
363.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.50
Threatened
1

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Pleuronectiformes
Family
Soleidae
Family
Paralichthyidae
Family
Bothidae
Family
Pleuronectidae
+7 more
Families

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
102 spp.
Brazil
45 spp.
Colombia
31 spp.
Venezuela
28 spp.
Suriname
25 spp.
United States
25 spp.
GF
24 spp.
Mozambique
22 spp.
Trinidad and Tobago
22 spp.
Cuba
22 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

carnivore
100%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
3,210 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
726
💧 Freshwater
30
🔄 Diadromous
27
🌿 Brackish
2

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 423
Near Threatened 9
Vulnerable 10
Endangered 2
Data Deficient 294