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Parophrys vetulus  Girard, 1854
Taxonomic Serial No.: 172921

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Inopsetta ischyra (Jordan and Gilbert, 1880)
  
    Parophrys hubbardii Gill, 1862
  
    Parophrys vetula Girard, 1854
  
    Pleuronectes vetulus (Girard, 1854)
  
  Common Name(s): English sole [English]
  
    platija limón [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    PhylumChordata  -- chordates, cordado, cordés  
       SubphylumVertebrata  -- vertebrado, vertebrates, vertébrés  
          SuperclassOsteichthyes  -- bony fishes, osteíceto, peixe ósseo, poissons osseux  
             ClassActinopterygii  -- poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées, ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes  
                SubclassNeopterygii  -- neopterygians  
                   InfraclassTeleostei   
                      SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                         OrderPleuronectiformes  -- flatfishes, flounders, limandes, plies, poissons plats, soles  
                            SuborderPleuronectoidei   
                               FamilyPleuronectidae  -- dabs, halibuts, platijas, plies, righteye flounders, righteyed flounders  
                                  SubfamilyPleuronectinae   
                                     TribePleuronectini   
                                        GenusParophrys Günther, 1854  
                                           SpeciesParophrys vetulus Girard, 1854 -- English sole, platija limón  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: William N. Eschmeyer  
  Notes: Senior Curator and Chairman, Department of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118-4599, USA   
  Reference for: Parophrys vetulus   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 17-Mar-2003, website (version 13-Mar-03)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Parophrys vetulus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Parophrys vetulus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Cooper, J. Andrew, and François Chapleau  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Monophyly and intrarelationships of the family Pleuronectidae (Pleuronectiformes), with a revised classification   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishery Bulletin, vol. 96, no. 4   
  Page(s): 686-726   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0090-0656   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Parophrys vetulus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29   
  Page(s): ix + 386   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638  
  Notes: Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams   
  Reference for: Parophrys vetulus, English sole, platija limón   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: East Pacific  
       
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