Taxonomy Profile: Paralichthyidae

Paralichthyidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
lefteye flounders []
flétans de sable []
lenguados areneros []
sand flounders []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Paralichthyidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Pleuronectiformes
flatfishes |
flounders |
soles |
limandes |
plies |
poissons plats |
Suborder : Pleuronectoidei
Family : Paralichthyidae
lefteye flounders |
flétans de sable |
lenguados areneros |
sand flounders |
Paralichthyidae Direct Children(s):
Citharichthys
(Bleeker 1862)
Etropus
(Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Paralichthys
(Girard 1858)
Ancylopsetta
(Gill 1864)
Cyclopsetta
(Gill 1889)
Gastropsetta
(Bean 1895)
Hippoglossina
(Steindachner 1876)
Syacium
(Ranzani 1842)
Xystreurys
(Jordan & Gilbert 1880)
Pseudorhombus
(Bleeker 1862)
Tephrinectes
(Günther 1862)
Cephalopsetta
(Dutt & Rao 1965)
Tarphops
(Jordan & Thompson 1914)
Thysanopsetta
(Günther 1880)
Paralichthyidae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Wayne C. Starnes
Notes:
Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
Reference for:
Paralichthyidae
Source(s):
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 31-Oct-2014
Acquired:
2014-11-03
Notes:
Eschmeyer, W. N. (ed). Catalog of Fishes. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 03-Nov-2014
Reference for:
Paralichthyidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Paralichthyidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Klein-MacPhee, Grace / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Sand Flounders: Family Paralichthyidae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition
Page(s):
551-560
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-951-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Paralichthyidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, et al., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2013-04-01 / 2013-04-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Seventh Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 34
Page(s):
243
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
978-1-934874-318/
Notes:
Reference for:
Paralichthyidae
Paralichthyidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Paralichthyidae: Comments
Comment:
According to Betancur-R et al. 2013. not monophyletic; monophyletic if the Cyclopsetta group is included in its own family