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Paralichthyidae
Taxonomy
Paralichthyidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Scophthalmidae by David (1943); to Heterosomata by Jordan (1963); to Pleuronectoidei by Betancur et al. (2013); to Pleuronectiformes by Fierstine et al. (2012), Nelson et al. (2016) and Carnevale and Godfrey (2018); and to Pleuronectoidea by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Scophthalmidae by David (1943); to Heterosomata by Jordan (1963); to Pleuronectoidei by Betancur et al. (2013); to Pleuronectiformes by Fierstine et al. (2012), Nelson et al. (2016) and Carnevale and Godfrey (2018); and to Pleuronectoidea by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1943 | Paralichthinae David p. 164 |
| 1963 | Paralichthyidae Jordan p. 668 |
| 2012 | Paralichthyidae Fierstine et al. p. 156 |
| 2013 | Paralichthyidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Paralichthyidae Nelson et al. p. 398 |
| 2018 | Paralichthyidae Carnevale and Godfrey p. 197 |
| 2022 | Paralichthyidae Cicimurri et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Paralichthyidae
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G. Citharichthys Bleeker 1862
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†Citharichthys oranensis Arambourg 1927
Citharichthys sordidus Girard 1854
Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan and Gilbert 1882
†Citharichthys varians Casier 1966
Citharichthys xanthostigma Gilbert 1890
G. Paralichthys Girard 1858
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Subg. †Paralichthys (Vorator) Jordan 1925
†Paralichthys antiquus Jordan 1924
Paralichthys californicus Ayres 1859
†Paralichthys yamanai Sakamoto and Uyeno 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available