VU — Vulnerable

Paralichthys patagonicus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

ACTINOPTERYGII

Order

PLEURONECTIFORMES

Family

PARALICHTHYIDAE

Genus

Paralichthys

Paralichthys patagonicus belongs to the family PARALICHTHYIDAE, order PLEURONECTIFORMES, within the ACTINOPTERYGII class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine neriticMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing

06 — Range

Found in 4 Countries

Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay

Community

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Paralichthys patagonicus (Paralichthys patagonicus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/patagonian-flounder

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