Pleuronectinae | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: |
Pleuronectinae Cuvier, 1816 |
Pleuronectinae is a subfamily of fish in the Pleuronectidae family, comprising 27 genera and 62 extant species (there are also fossil species, including two Clidoderma). Members of the subfamily are demersal carnivores that live in arctic and northern seas.
Unplaced genera (18 extant species in 10 genera):