Hippoglossoidinae
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Hippoglossoidinae is a subfamily of fish in the Pleuronectidae
family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek
words hippos, "horse", glossa, "tongue", and eidos, "form, likeness". There are three genera contained.
Pleuronectidae
Righteye flounders are a family, Pleuronectidae, of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left side, with both eyes on the right side. The Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side.Their dorsal and anal fins are...
family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
words hippos, "horse", glossa, "tongue", and eidos, "form, likeness". There are three genera contained.
Genera
- AcanthopsettaAcanthopsettaAcanthopsetta is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family. It is monotypic containing only one species, the Scale-eye plaice....
- CleisthenesCleisthenes (genus)Cleisthenes is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family.-Nomenclature:Both species in the genus are commonly known as Sôhachi in Japan.The genus is named after the Athenian noble and democrat Cleisthenes.-Species:...
- HippoglossoidesHippoglossoidesHippoglossoides is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family.-Species:* Flathead flounder, Hippoglossoides dubius .* Flathead sole, Hippoglossoides elassodon ....