Pleuronichthys
| Pleuronichthys Temporal range: | |
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| Pleuronichthys japonicus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronichthyinae |
| Genus: | Pleuronichthys Girard, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854 | |
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Pleuronichthys is a genus of righteye flounders, sometimes considered a monospecific subfamily (Pleuronichthyinae), in the family Pleuronectidae found in the Pacific Ocean.