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Subfamily of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pleuronectinae is a subfamily of fish in the family Pleuronectidae, comprising 14 genera and 33 species. Members of the subfamily are demersal carnivores that live in arctic and northern seas.[1]
Pleuronectinae | |
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Pleuronectes platessa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae Cuvier, 1816 |
Type genus | |
Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758 |
The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Pleuronectinae:[2][3]
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