TABLE 3. A in A Review of Flatfish (Order: Pleuronectiformes) Diversity in Indian Waters: A Literature Overview

TABLE 3. A checklist of the flatfish species available from India.
Serial No. Classification/SpeciesBay of BengalArabian SeaAndaman watersLakshadweep watersCommon NameIUCN StatusClass: ActinopterygiiOrder: PleuronectiformesFamily: CynoglossidaeGenus: Cynoglossus1Cynoglossus arel (Bloch & Schneider)+++-Largescale TonguesoleDD2Cynoglossus quadrilineatus (Lacepède)++--Fourlined TonguesoleLC3Cynoglossus carpenteri Alcock++--Hooked TonguesoleLC4Cynoglossus cynoglossus (Hamilton)+++-Bengal TonguesoleLC5Cynoglossus dispar Day++--Roundhead tonguesoleDD6Cynoglossus dubius Day++--Carrot TonguesoleDD7Cynoglossus itinus (Snyder)++--Speckled TonguesoleLC8Cynoglossus kopsii (Bleeker)+-++Shortheaded TonguesoleLC9Cynoglossus lida (Bleeker)+++-Roughscale TonguesoleLC10Cynoglossus lingua Hamilton+++-Long Tongue SoleLC11Cynoglossus macrolepidotus (Bleeker)++--DD12Cynoglossus macrostomus Norman++--Malabar TonguesoleVU13Cynoglossus monopus (Bleeker)++--LC14Cynoglossus oligolepis (Bleeker)++--DD34Zebrias annandalei Talwar & Chakrapany+---Annular SoleDDGenus: Synaptura35Synaptura commersonnii (Lacepède)++--Commerson’s SoleLC36Synaptura albomaculata Kaup++--Kaup’s SoleLCGenus: Solea37Solea elongata Day++--Elongate SoleLC38Solea ovata Richardson++--Ovate SoleLCGenus: Pegusa39Pegusa lascaris (Risso)-++-Sand SoleLCGenus: Brachirus40Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider)+++-Oriental soleLC41Brachirus macrolepis (Bleeker)+---DD42Brachirus pan (Hamilton)+---Pan SoleLC43Brachirus annularis Fowler-+--Annular SoleLCGenus: Liachirus44Liachirus melanospilos (Bleeker)-+-+Genus: Heteromycteris45Heteromycteris oculus (Alcock)+++-Eyed SoleDD46Heteromycteris hartzfeldii (Bleeker)+---Hook-nosed soleDDGenus: Pardachirus47Pardachirus marmoratus (Lacepède)+-+-Finless SoleLC48Pardachirus pavoninus (Lacepède)+-+-Peacock SoleLCGenus: Aesopia49Aesopia cornuta Kaup+++-Unicorn SoleLCGenus: Aseraggodes50Aseraggodes cyaneus (Alcock)++--DD51Aseraggodes umbratilis (Alcock)+++-LC52Aseraggodes kobensis (Steindachner)-++-Milk soleLC53Aseraggodes martine Randall & Bogorodsky---+DDFamily: ParalichthyidaeGenus: Pseudorhombus85Pseudorhombus elevatus Ogilby+++-Deep FlounderLC86Pseudorhombus javanicus (Bleeker)++--Javan FlounderLC87Pseudorhombus malayanus Bleeker++--Malayan FlounderLC88Pseudorhombus triocellatus (Bloch & Schneider)+++-Three spotted FlounderLC89Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus Regan+++-Ocellated FlounderLC90Pseudorhombus diplospilus Norman++--Four Twinspot FlounderLC91Pseudorhombus arsius (Hamilton)++++Largetooth flounderLC92Pseudorhombus annulatus Norman+---Ringed FlounderDD93Pseudorhombus argus Weber+---Peacock FlounderLC94Pseudorhombus natalensis Gilchrist++--Natal FlounderLC95Pseudorhombus micrognathus Norman+---DD96Pseudorhombus megalops Fowler+---Bigeye FlounderLCGenus: Cephalopsetta97Cephalopsetta ventrocellata Dutt & Rao++--DDGenus: Paralichthys98Paralichthys lethostigma+---Southern FlounderNTFamily: SamaridaeGenus: Samaris99Samaris cristatus Gray+++-Cockatoo Righteye FlounderLCGenus: Samariscus100Samariscus longimanus Norman+---Longfinned FlounderDD101Samariscus triocellatus Woods+---Threespot Right eye FlounderLC
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