Platichthys

Starry flounders
European flounder (P. flesus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Pleuronectidae
Genus:	Platichthys Girard, 1854
Type species
Platichthys rugosus Girard, 1854 (jr. synonym of P. stellatus)

Platichthys is a genus of flatfish, known as the starry flounders, native to the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. Despite being in the family Pleuronectidae (popularly known as righteye flounders), both species in the genus Platichthys are often "lefteyed", i.e. they lie on the sea bottom on their right side, with both eyes on the right side.

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

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