Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Hippoglossus; Species: linnei; Original reference

Current accepted name :		No
Status details:		junior synonym, original combination
Status ref. :		Evseenko, S.A., 2004
Comment :		Regarded as an unneeded replacement name for Pleuronectes hippoglossus (to avoid "Strickland tautonomy").
Etymology of Generic name :		Greek, ippos = horse + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
Etymology of specific name :
Status in Catalogue of Life:		Synonym
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life (synonym) | ZooBank Record | WoRMS | References using this synonym

Entered by : Froese, Rainer - 1999-05-14

Modified by :Bailly, Nicolas - 2007-02-08