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Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae Large-tooth flounders

Genus: Pseudorhombus

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25 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
 
Pseudorhombus annulatus
[Ringed flounder]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Pseudorhombus argus Weber, 1913

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Pseudorhombus argus
[Peacock flounder]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Pseudorhombus arsius (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Pseudorhombus arsius
[Largetooth flounder]
No picture found
 
Pseudorhombus binii
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus
[Cinnamon flounder]
No picture found
 
Pseudorhombus ctenosquamis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Pseudorhombus diplospilus Norman, 1926

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Pseudorhombus diplospilus
[Four twin-spot flounder]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus Regan, 1905

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus
[Ocellated flounder]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 37.5 cm TL
Pseudorhombus elevatus Ogilby, 1912

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Pseudorhombus elevatus
[Deep flounder]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Pseudorhombus javanicus (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.
 
Pseudorhombus javanicus
[Javan flounder]

Photo by Maddern, M.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Pseudorhombus jenynsii (Bleeker, 1855)

Photo by Photo by Maddern, M.
 
Pseudorhombus jenynsii
[Smalltooth flounder]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 26.7 cm SL
Pseudorhombus levisquamis (Oshima, 1927)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Pseudorhombus levisquamis
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Pseudorhombus malayanus Bleeker, 1865

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Pseudorhombus malayanus
[Malayan flounder]

Photo by Olson-Ringby, M.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Pseudorhombus megalops Fowler, 1934

Photo by Photo by Olson-Ringby, M.
 
Pseudorhombus megalops
[]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Indo-West Pacific

Pseudorhombus micrognathus Norman, 1927

Photo by Photo by Devarapalli, P.
 
Pseudorhombus micrognathus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 26.5 cm TL
Pseudorhombus natalensis Gilchrist, 1904

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Pseudorhombus natalensis
[Natal flounders]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Pseudorhombus neglectus Bleeker, 1865

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Pseudorhombus neglectus
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudorhombus oculocirris
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Pseudorhombus oligodon (Bleeker, 1854)

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Pseudorhombus oligodon
[Roughscale flounder]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 26.8 cm TL
Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus Günther, 1862

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus
[Fivespot flounder]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus Weber & de Beaufort, 1929

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus
[Five-eyed flounder]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Pseudorhombus russellii
[]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Pseudorhombus spinosus McCulloch, 1914

Photo by Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Pseudorhombus spinosus
[Spiny flounder]

Photo by MNHN

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Pseudorhombus tenuirastrum (Waite, 1899)

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Pseudorhombus tenuirastrum
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Pseudorhombus triocellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Pseudorhombus triocellatus
[Three spotted flounders]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pseudorhombus annulatus Ringed flounder Western Indian Ocean 10.5 TL 1927
Pseudorhombus argus Peacock flounder Indo-West Pacific 25 SL 1913
Pseudorhombus arsius Largetooth flounder Indo-West Pacific 45 TL 1822
Pseudorhombus binii Southeast Pacific 1955
Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus Cinnamon flounder Western Pacific 35 SL 1846
Pseudorhombus ctenosquamis Northwest Pacific 1927
Pseudorhombus diplospilus Four twin-spot flounder Western Pacific 40 SL 1926
Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus Ocellated flounder Indo-West Pacific 40 SL 1905
Pseudorhombus elevatus Deep flounder Indian Ocean 37.5 TL 1912
Pseudorhombus javanicus Javan flounder Indo-West Pacific 35 SL 1853
Pseudorhombus jenynsii Smalltooth flounder Indo-West Pacific 34 TL 1855
Pseudorhombus levisquamis Western Pacific 26.7 SL 1927
Pseudorhombus malayanus Malayan flounder Indo-West Pacific 35 SL 1865
Pseudorhombus megalops Western Central Pacific 22 SL 1934
Pseudorhombus micrognathus Indo-West Pacific 1927
Pseudorhombus natalensis Natal flounders Western Indian Ocean 26.5 TL 1904
Pseudorhombus neglectus Indo-West Pacific 25 SL 1865
Pseudorhombus oculocirris Northwest Pacific 1969
Pseudorhombus oligodon Roughscale flounder Northwest Pacific 30 SL 1854
Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus Fivespot flounder Western Pacific 26.8 TL 1862
Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus Five-eyed flounder Western Pacific 20 SL 1929
Pseudorhombus russellii Western Central Pacific 23 SL 1834
Pseudorhombus spinosus Spiny flounder Western Pacific 30 SL 1914
Pseudorhombus tenuirastrum Southwest Pacific 25 SL 1899
Pseudorhombus triocellatus Three spotted flounders Indo-West Pacific 15 SL 1801



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