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Pleuronectes
Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans. There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (European plaice) * Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 (Alaska plaice) The following fossil species are also known: * †Pleuronectes sonei (Shikama, 1964) (Miocene of Japan)
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Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans. There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (European plaice) * Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 (Alaska plaice) The following fossil species are also known: * †Pleuronectes sonei (Shikama, 1964) (Miocene of Japan)
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