Paralichthys lethostigma: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Paralichthyidae
- Genus
- Paralichthys
- Species
- Paralichthys lethostigma
- Scientific Name
- Paralichthys lethostigma
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Paralichthys lethostigma
Paralichthys lethostigma, the southern flounder, is a species of large-tooth flounder native to the East Coast of the United States and the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is a popular sport fish and is the largest and most commercially valuable flounder in the western North Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. It is a "left-eyed flounder", meaning the left side is pigmented and is the "up side".
...Paralichthys lethostigma in languages:
- Chinese
- 漠斑牙鮃
- English
- Southern Flounder
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Paralichthys adspersus
- Paralichthys aestuarius
- Paralichthys albigutta
- Paralichthys brasiliensis
- Paralichthys californicus
- Paralichthys delfini
- Paralichthys dentatus
- Paralichthys fernandezianus
- Paralichthys isosceles
- Paralichthys lethostigma
- Paralichthys microps
- Paralichthys oblongus
- Paralichthys olivaceus
- Paralichthys orbignyanus
- Paralichthys patagonicus
- Paralichthys squamilentus
- Paralichthys triocellatus
- Paralichthys tropicus
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