curlfin sole
Pleuronichthys decurrens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The curlfin sole (Pleuronichthys decurrens) is a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae. It was first described to science by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert, his long-time mentee.
It is a demersal fish that lives on soft bottoms at depths of between 8 and 530 metres (30 and 1,740 ft). Its native habitat is the subtropical waters of the eastern Pacific, from Prince William Sound, Alaska in the north to San Quintín, Baja California in the south. It can grow up to 37 centimetres (15 in) in length, and reach weights of up to 775 grams (1.709 lb), with females generally being larger than males.
Wikipedia contributors, Curlfin sole; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:57:10.020994+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pleuronichthys decurrens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881
- Name authority
- Jordan & Gilbert, 1881
- Common name
- curlfin sole
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Pleuronectidae
- Genus
- Pleuronichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPleuronectiformes
- suborderPleuronectoidei
- familyPleuronectidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyPleuronectinae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusPleuronichthys Girard, 1854
- speciesPleuronichthys decurrens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pleuronichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| c-o solePleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854 | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ocellated turbotPleuronichthys ocellatus Starks & Thompson, 1910 | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotted turbotPleuronichthys ritteri Starks & Morris, 1907 | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| hornyhead turbotPleuronichthys verticalis Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| diamond turbotPleuronichthys guttulatus Girard, 1856 | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Jordan, D. S., & Gilbert, C. H. (1881). List of the fishes of the Pacific coast of the United States, with a table showing the distribution of the species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 3 (no. 173) [v. for 1880]: 452–458. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.3-173.452 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4KBZG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.