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''Liopsetta'' is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northern oceans.


Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''
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 ...
'' ( Pallas, 1776) (Arctic flounder) * ''
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 ...
'' ( Kner, 1870) (Far Eastern smooth flounder)


References

Pleuronectidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill {{Pleuronectiformes-stub