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Pseudorhombus jenynsii (Bleeker, 1855)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Pseudorhombus jenynsii (Bleeker, 1855)
Name authority
(Bleeker, 1855)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Pleuronectiformes
Family
Paralichthyidae
Genus
Pseudorhombus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderPleuronectiformes
  11. suborderPleuronectoidei
  12. familyParalichthyidae Regan, 1910
  13. genusPseudorhombus Bleeker, 1862
  14. speciesPseudorhombus jenynsii (Bleeker, 1855)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudorhombus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Pseudorhombus annulatus Norman, 1927ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudorhombus argus Weber, 1913ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudorhombus binii Tortonese, 1955ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudorhombus ctenosquamis (Oshima, 1927)ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus Regan, 1905ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudorhombus natalensis Gilchrist, 1904ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudorhombus oligodon (Bleeker, 1854)ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudorhombus javanicus (Bleeker, 1853)ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudorhombus spinosus McCulloch, 1914ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus Weber & de Beaufort, 1929ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudorhombus bahudaensis Acharya, Behera, Mohanty, Ray, Patro, Mishra & Mohapatra, 2025ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
largetooth flounderPseudorhombus arsius (Hamilton, 1822)ParalichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Pseudothombus jenynsii (Bleeker, 1855) (Bleeker, 1855)synonym
Platessa jenynsii Bleeker, 1855 Bleeker, 1855synonym

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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277080 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:4P9TD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.