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Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae Righteye flounders
Subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Genus: Myzopsetta

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3 species (see list below)
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Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Myzopsetta ferruginea (Storer, 1839)

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Myzopsetta ferruginea
[Yellowtail flounder]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Myzopsetta proboscidea (Gilbert, 1896)

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Myzopsetta proboscidea
[Longhead dab]
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Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Myzopsetta punctatissima
[Dotted flounder]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Myzopsetta ferruginea Yellowtail flounder Northwest Atlantic 64 TL 1839
Myzopsetta proboscidea Longhead dab North Pacific 40 SL 1896
Myzopsetta punctatissima Dotted flounder Northwest Pacific 40 TL 1879



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