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Flatfishes

Common Name
flatfishes
flounders
soles

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
  • To further filter your view of branches that FWS focuses on, see the FWS Focus column.
  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Pleuronectiformes

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Suborder2
Infraorder0
Section0
Subsection0
Superfamily0
Family14
Subfamily7
Tribe4
Subtribe0
Genus133
Subgenus0
Species793
Aberration0
Form0
Morph0
Race0
Stirp0
Subspecies0
Unspecified0
Variety0
All Subtaxa9530

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
InfrakingdomDeuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
InfraphylumGnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPleuronectiformes

Viewing: descendants of Pleuronectiformes