There are currently almost 20 species in this genus: •
Paralichthys adspersus (
Steindachner, 1867) (Fine flounder) •
Paralichthys aestuarius C. H. Gilbert &
Scofield, 1898 (Cortez flounder) •
Paralichthys albigutta D. S. Jordan &
C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Gulf flounder) •
Paralichthys brasiliensis (
Ranzani, 1842) (Brazilian flounder) •
Paralichthys californicus (
Ayres, 1859) (California flounder) •
Paralichthys delfini Pequeño &
Plaza, 1987 •
Paralichthys dentatus (
Linnaeus, 1766) (Summer flounder) •
Paralichthys fernandezianus Steindachner, 1903 •
Paralichthys isosceles D. S. Jordan, 1891 •
Paralichthys lethostigma D. S. Jordan &
C. H. Gilbert, 1884 (Southern flounder) •
Paralichthys microps (
Günther, 1881) •
Paralichthys olivaceus (
Temminck &
Schlegel, 1846) (Bastard halibut) •
Paralichthys orbignyanus (
Valenciennes, 1839) •
Paralichthys patagonicus D. S. Jordan, 1889 (Patagonian flounder) •
Paralichthys squamilentus D. S. Jordan &
C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Broad flounder) •
Paralichthys triocellatus A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903 •
Paralichthys tropicus Ginsburg, 1933 (Tropical flounder) •
Paralichthys woolmani D. S. Jordan &
T. M. Williams, 1897 (Speckled flounder) Two fossil species are also known: • †
Paralichthys antiquus David, 1943 (
Late Miocene of California, USA) • †
Paralichthys yamanai Sakamoto & Uyeno, 1993 (
Middle Miocene of Japan) The American four-spot flounder
Hippoglossina oblonga is sometimes placed in
Paralichthys by some authorities but
FishBase does not and that source is followed here. ==References==