Hippoglossina oblonga

Fourspot flounder
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Hippoglossina
Species:
H. oblonga
Binomial name
Hippoglossina oblonga
(Mitchill, 1815)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill, 1815)
  • Pleuronectes oblongus Mitchill, 1815

Hippoglossina oblonga (the fourspot flounder, American fourspot flounder or simply four-spot), is a flatfish and member of the large-tooth flounder family Paralichthyidae. This species has been placed in the genus Paralichthys by some authorities.[2]

  1. ^ Munroe, T. (2015). "Paralichthys oblongus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16778030A16782068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16778030A16782068.en. Downloaded on 20 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hippoglossina oblonga". FishBase. October 2014 version.