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Hippoglossinae
The Hippoglossinae are a subfamily of fish in the family Pleuronectidae. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words ''hippos'', "horse", and ''glossa'', "tongue". Genera * ''Clidoderma'' * ''Eopsetta'' * ''Hippoglossus'' * '' Lyopsetta'' * '' Reinhardtius'' * ''Verasper ''Verasper'' is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Verasper moseri'' Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 (Barfin flounder) * '' Verasper variegatus'' ...'' Pleuronectidae Fish subfamilies {{Pleuronectiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleuronectidae
Pleuronectidae, also known as righteye flounders, are a family of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides. The Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side. A small number of species in Pleuronectidae can also have their eyes on the left side, notably the members of the genus ''Platichthys''. Their dorsal and anal fins are long and continuous, with the dorsal fin extending forward onto the head. Females lay eggs that float in mid-water until the larvae develop, and they sink to the bottom. They are found on the bottoms of oceans around the world, with some species, such as the Atlantic halibut, ''Hippoglossus hippoglossus'', being found down to . The smaller species eat sea-floor invertebrates such as polychaetes and crustaceans, but the larger righteye flounders, such as ''H. hippoglossus'', which grows up to in length, feed on other fishes and cep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoological names with "-inae". See also * International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants * International Code of Zoological Nomenclature * Rank (botany) * Rank (zoology) In biological classification, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in an ancestral or hereditary hierarchy. A common system consists of species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain. While ... Sources {{biology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic period (), and the Classical period (). Ancient Greek was the language of Homer and of fifth-century Athenian historians, playwrights, and philosophers. It has contributed many words to English vocabulary and has been a standard subject of study in educational institutions of the Western world since the Renaissance. This article primarily contains information about the Epic and Classical periods of the language. From the Hellenistic period (), Ancient Greek was followed by Koine Greek, which is regarded as a separate historical stage, although its earliest form closely resembles Attic Greek and its latest form approaches Medieval Greek. There were several regional dialects of Ancient Greek, of which Attic Greek developed into Koine. Dia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clidoderma
''Clidoderma'' is a genus of righteye flounders containing one extant species and two described fossil species from Japan. Fossil species Two fossil species are known from the Miocene of Japan. '' C. chitaensis'' Ohe & Kawase 1995 is known from the Yamami formation of the Chita Peninsula and '' C. yamagataensis'' Sakamoto, Uyeno & Otsu 2001 known from Yamagata Prefecture. Extant species There is currently one recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Clidoderma asperrimum'' (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Roughscale sole) See also * Prehistoric fish * List of prehistoric bony fish A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies, known simply as List College, is the undergraduate school of the J ... References Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera Extinct animals of Japan Marine fish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eopsetta
''Eopsetta'' is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''Eopsetta grigorjewi'' ( Herzenstein, 1890) (Shotted halibut) * ''Eopsetta jordani ''Eopsetta'' is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific Ocean North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adject ...'' ( Lockington, 1879) (Petrale sole) References Pleuronectidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan {{Pleuronectiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippoglossus
''Hippoglossus'' is a genus of very large righteye flounders with one species native to the north Atlantic Ocean and one to the north Pacific Ocean. Etymology The word ''hippoglossus'' is derived from the Greek language, Greek ἵππος (''hippos''), meaning "horse", and γλῶσσα (''glōssa''), meaning "tongue" - a reference to the shape of the fish. Species There are two species in this genus: * ''Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) (Atlantic halibut) * ''Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis'' Peter Yulevich Schmidt, P. J. Schmidt, 1904 (Pacific halibut) References Hippoglossus, Pleuronectidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Georges Cuvier {{Pleuronectiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyopsetta
The slender sole (''Lyopsetta exilis'') is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms near rocky areas at depths of between . Its native habitat is the eastern Pacific coast, from the mouth of the Alsek River in Alaska in the north to Isla Cedros in Baja California, Mexico in the south. It can reach up to in length. Diet The slender sole's diet consists of zoobenthos crustaceans such as krill, mysids, amphipods and shrimps, as well as marine worms and some fish. Commercial fishing The slender sole is harvested by the commercial fishing Commercial fishing is the activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries. It provides a large quantity of food to many countries around the world, but those who practice it as an industry must often ... industry, and is considered to be a good food fish, but it is not landed in significant quantities due to its small size. References Pleuronectidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinhardtius
The Greenland halibut or Greenland turbot (''Reinhardtius hippoglossoides'') belongs to the family Pleuronectidae (the right-eye flounders), and is the only species of the genus ''Reinhardtius''. It is a predatory fish that mostly ranges at depths between , and is found in the cold northern Atlantic, northern Pacific, and Arctic Oceans. It has a variety of other English vernacular names, including black halibut, blue halibut, lesser halibut, and Newfoundland turbot; while both Newfoundland turbot and Greenland turbot are in common use in North America (sometimes even without the location, just "turbot"), these names are typically not used in Europe, where they can cause easy confusion with the true turbot (''Scophthalmus maximus''). The Greenland halibut is fished commercially across its range with disputes over the fishing rights for this species in the Atlantic Ocean off Canada resulting in the Turbot War of the mid-1990s (a "war" without any injuries or casualties). The Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verasper
''Verasper'' is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Verasper moseri'' Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 (Barfin flounder) * '' Verasper variegatus'' (Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob Temminck ... & Schlegel, 1846) (Spotted halibut) References Pleuronectidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert {{Pleuronectiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
