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 ...
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Pleuronectinae
Pleuronectinae is a subfamily of fish in the family Pleuronectidae, comprising 14 genera and 33 species. Members of the subfamily are demersal carnivores that live in arctic and northern seas. Taxonomy The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Pleuronectinae: * ''Acanthopsetta'' * ''Cleisthenes (fish), Cleisthenes'' * ''Dexistes'' * ''Hippoglossoides'' * ''Isopsetta'' * ''Lepidopsetta'' * ''Limanda'' * ''Liopsetta'' * ''Myzopsetta'' * ''Parophrys'' * ''Platichthys'' * ''Pleuronectes'' * ''Psettichthys'' * ''Pseudopleuronectes'' References

Pleuronectidae Fish subfamilies Taxa named by Georges Cuvier {{Pleuronectiformes-stub ...
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