Citharichthys is a genus of flatfish in the large-tooth flounder family, Paralichthyidae. They have both eyes on the left sides of their heads. They are native to the oceans around the Americas, with a single species, C. stampflii off the West African coast. Most are found in relatively shallow depths, but the genus also includes species found in deep water and species that enter fresh water.
Pleuronectidae, also known as righteye flounders, are a family of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides. The Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side. A small number of species in Pleuronectidae can also have their eyes on the left side, notably the members of the genus Platichthys.
The yellowtail flounder, also known as the rusty dab, is a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae. Reaching 56 cm (22 in) in length, it has reddish brown upperparts, pale underparts and yellow fins. Both its eyes are on the right (upper) side of its body. Found in the western North Atlantic, it has been fished commercially by North American fisheries for food. A victim of overfishing, the yellowtail flounder is categorized as "Vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Rhombosolea is a genus of righteye flounders. The four species in this genus can be found in the waters around New Zealand and southern Australia.
Microstomus is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific and Northeast Atlantic oceans.
Limanda is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Atheresthes is a genus of righteye flounders native to the north Pacific Ocean where both species are important commercially.
Verasper is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Hippoglossoides is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans.
Pseudopleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders mostly native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean with one species found in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.
Poecilopsetta is a genus of small righteye flounders mainly found in deep water in the Indo-Pacific. Two species, P. beanii and P. inermis, are from the West Atlantic.
Ammotretis is a genus of righteye flounders native to the coastal waters off southern Australia.
Peltorhamphus is a genus of righteye flounders native to the southwest Pacific Ocean around New Zealand and Norfolk Island (Australia).
The small-mouth righteye flounder is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on saltwater bottoms from depths of 304 metres (997 ft). Its natural habitat is the tropical waters of the southwest Pacific. It can grow up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length.
Laeops is a genus of small lefteye flounders from the Indo-Pacific. They are mainly found in deep water, although a few species have been recorded shallower than 100 m (330 ft).
Lophonectes is a genus of small lefteye flounders found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean off Australia and New Zealand.
Monolene is a genus of small, mainly deepwater lefteye flounders from the Atlantic and East Pacific.
Taeniopsetta is a genus of small lefteye flounders native to the Indo-Pacific at depths of 150 to 300 m.
Samaris is a genus of crested flounders native to the Indo-Pacific.
Samariscus is a genus of crested flounders native to the Indo-Pacific.
