Glyptocephalus
Encyclopedia
Glyptocephalus is a genus
of fish in the Pleuronectidae
family.
γλύφειν (glyphein), meaning "to carve", and κεφαλος (kephalos), meaning "head".
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fish in the Pleuronectidae
Pleuronectidae
Righteye flounders are a family, Pleuronectidae, of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left side, with both eyes on the right side. The Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side.Their dorsal and anal fins are...
family.
Nomenclature
The word Glytocephalus is derived from the GreekGreek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
γλύφειν (glyphein), meaning "to carve", and κεφαλος (kephalos), meaning "head".
Species
- Witch, Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758) - Blackfin flounderBlackfin flounderThe blackfin flounder, Glyptocephalus stelleri, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives in temperate waters at depths of between , though it is most commonly found between . Its native habitat is the northern Pacific, from the Sea of Japan to the Strait of...
, Glyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 1904). - Rex soleRex soleThe rex sole, Glyptocephalus zachirus, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. Locally, it may also be known as a witch or threadfin sole . It is a demersal fish that lives in temperate waters on sand or mud bottoms at depths of up to , though it is most commonly found between...
, Glyptocephalus zachirus (Lockington, 1879).