hornyhead turbot
Pleuronichthys verticalis Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
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 hornyhead turbot (Pleuronichthys verticalis) is a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on soft sand and mud bottoms at depths of between 9 and 200 metres (30 and 660 ft). Its native habitat is the subtropical waters of the eastern Pacific, from Point Reyes in California to Magdalena Bay in Baja California Sur, and the northern and central eastern parts of the Gulf of California. It can grow up to 37 centimetres (15 in) in length.
Wikipedia contributors, Hornyhead turbot; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:00:23.360328+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pleuronichthys verticalis Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
- Name authority
- Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
- Common name
- hornyhead turbot
- 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 verticalis Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
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 |
| curlfin solePleuronichthys decurrens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881 | 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 |
| 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. (1880). Description of a new flounder (Pleuronichthys verticalis) from the coast of California with notes on other species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 3 (no. 117): 49–51. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.3-117.49 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:4KBZQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.