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Pleuronectidae
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Noun1.Pleuronectidae - righteye flounders
family Pleuronectidae
fish family - any of various families of fish
Heterosomata, order Heterosomata, order Pleuronectiformes - flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes
righteye flounder, righteyed flounder - flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head
genus Pleuronectes, Pleuronectes - type genus of the Pleuronectidae
genus Platichthys, Platichthys - a genus of Pleuronectidae
genus Limanda, Limanda - a genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored
genus Pseudopleuronectes, Pseudopleuronectes - a genus of Pleuronectidae
genus Microstomus, Microstomus - a genus of Pleuronectidae
genus Hippoglossoides, Hippoglossoides - a genus of Pleuronectidae
genus Hippoglossus, Hippoglossus - halibuts
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The cluster dendrograms were dominated by flatfish species because of the high number of pleuronectid species found along the Oregon coast, as well as the tendency of most of these species to have pelagic eggs.
Ichthyoplankton community in the Columbia River plume off Oregon: ... by Parnel, Maria M.; Emmett, Robert L.; Brodeur, Richard D. / Fishery Bulletin
The most numerous prey fish were gadids, Ammodytes, and bothid and pleuronectid flatfishes.
Transitions in the morphological features, habitat use, and diet of ... by Able, Kenneth W.; Clarke, Peter J.; Chambers, R. Christopher; Witting, David A. / Fishery Bulletin
The three species used in this project included two gadids, Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and one pleuronectid, American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides).
Species-specific effects of four preservative treatments on oocytes ... by Klibansky, Nikolai; Juanes, Francis / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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