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flatfish

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 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.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Flatfish \Flat"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any fish of the family Pleuronectid[ae] ; esp., the winter flounder ( Pleuronectes Americanus ). The flatfishes have the body flattened, swim on the side, and have eyes on one side, as the flounder, turbot, and halibut. ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A flatfish is a member of the order Pleuronectiformes of ray-finned demersal fishes , also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes . In many species, both eyes lie on one side of the head, one or the other migrating through ...

Usage examples of flatfish.

Flounders and other flatfish on Earth start life with the usual bilateral symmetry, with an eye on either side, like free-swimming fish.

Although the pressure at that depth was nearly 17,000 pounds per square inch, they noticed with surprise that they disturbed a bottom-dwelling flatfish just as they touched down.

If Antonia had looked, she would have seen not one bird flying in the sky, and if she had gone down to the sea, she would have seen flatfish swimming near the surface, and the other fish leaping as if they now wished to be birds and to swim in air, whilst many others pre-emptively turned turtle, and died.