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Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae Righteye flounders
Subfamily: Microstominae
Genus: Glyptocephalus

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Dolgov, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
[Witch flounder]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Glyptocephalus kitaharae (Jordan & Starks, 1904)

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Glyptocephalus kitaharae
[Willowy flounder]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

North Pacific
Max. Length 52 cm TL
Glyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 1904)

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Glyptocephalus stelleri
[Blackfin flounder]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Glyptocephalus zachirus Lockington, 1879

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Glyptocephalus zachirus
[Rex sole]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Witch flounder Western Atlantic 60 SL 1758
Glyptocephalus kitaharae Willowy flounder Northwest Pacific 30 SL 1904
Glyptocephalus stelleri Blackfin flounder North Pacific 52 TL 1904
Glyptocephalus zachirus Rex sole North Pacific 60 TL 1879



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