Paralichthys
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Paralichthys-olivaceus-Federal-Way-3583.jpg
| image_caption = Bastard Halibut (P. olivaceus)
| taxon = Paralichthys
| authority = Girard, 1858
| type_species = Pleuronectes maculosus
| type_species_authority = Girard 1854
}}
Paralichthys is a genus of large-tooth flounders. Most species are native to the coastal waters of the Americas, but P. olivaceus is from northeast Asia. The largest species reaches about {{convert|1.5|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} in length.
Species
There are currently almost 20 species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Paralichthys| month = May | year = 2014}}
- Paralichthys adspersus (Steindachner, 1867) (Fine flounder)
- Paralichthys aestuarius C. H. Gilbert & Scofield, 1898 (Cortez flounder)
- Paralichthys albigutta D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Gulf flounder)
- Paralichthys brasiliensis (Ranzani, 1842) (Brazilian flounder)
- Paralichthys californicus (Ayres, 1859) (California flounder)
- Paralichthys delfini Pequeño & Plaza, 1987
- Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Summer flounder)
- Paralichthys fernandezianus Steindachner, 1903
- Paralichthys isosceles D. S. Jordan, 1891
- Paralichthys lethostigma D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1884 (Southern flounder)
- Paralichthys microps (Günther, 1881)
- Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Bastard halibut)
- Paralichthys orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1839)
- Paralichthys patagonicus D. S. Jordan, 1889 (Patagonian flounder)
- Paralichthys squamilentus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Broad flounder)
- Paralichthys triocellatus A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903
- Paralichthys tropicus Ginsburg, 1933 (Tropical flounder)
- Paralichthys woolmani D. S. Jordan & T. M. Williams, 1897 (Speckled flounder)
The American four-spot flounder Hippoglossina oblonga is sometimes placed in Paralichthys by some authorities but FishBase does not and that source is followed here.
References
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Category:Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard
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