This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Yokogawa, Kōji, Watanabe, Ken-Ichi, Ogihara, Gota (2016): Redescriptions of two closely related East Asian flatfish species of the genus Pleuronichthys. Zootaxa 4205 (1): 1-23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.1.1

Abstract

Because of the taxonomic confusion, including misapplication of their scientific names, resulting from the morphological similarity of two East Asian flatfish species, Pleuronichthys lighti Wu, 1929 and Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846), both species are redescribed, with particular emphasis on some new key characters. New common names are proposed for each species.

Key words: Pleuronichthys lighti, Pleuronichthys cornutus, redescription, morphology, scale

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/aaa93690-0649-42a1-bca5-8002d91cee39
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/FFED3417FFFDFFE2FD50FFCAFFE9EA3F
Citation: Yokogawa K, Watanabe K, Ogihara G, plazi (2016). Redescriptions of two closely related East Asian flatfish species of the genus Pleuronichthys. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4205.1.1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.