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Noun

flatfish - any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
heterosomata, order heterosomata, order pleuronectiformes flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes
flounder any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
righteye flounder, righteyed flounder flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head
holibut, halibut marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head
tongue-fish, tonguefish left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of little commercial value
flatfish - sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
saltwater fish flesh of fish from the sea used as food
flounder any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
fillet of sole, sole right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
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flatfish - A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.

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  • The flatfish are an order (Pleuronectiformes) of ray-finned fish, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. The name means "side-swimmers" in Greek. In many species, both eyes lie on one side of the head, one or the other migrating through and around the head during development.

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