''Liopsetta'' is a
genus of
righteye flounders native to the northern oceans.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
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Liopsetta glacialis
The Arctic flounder (''Liopsetta glacialis''), also known as the Christmas flounder, eelback flounder and Polar plaice, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on coastal mud bottoms in salt, brackish and fres ...
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( Pallas, 1776) (Arctic flounder)
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Liopsetta pinnifasciata
The Far Eastern smooth flounder (''Liopsetta pinnifasciata'') is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms in salt, brackish and fresh waters. Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the northweste ...
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( Kner, 1870) (Far Eastern smooth flounder)
References
Pleuronectidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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