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family Pleuronectidae - righteye flounders

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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Order Pleuronectiformes Family Pleuronectidae Isopsetta isolepis (Lockington, 1880), butter sole (Fig.

Where the Weird Things are: A Collection of Species Range Extensions in the Southern California Bight

Cooper & Chapleau (1998) studied the interrelationships of the family Pleuronectidae, from the Northern Hemisphere.

Gill rakers and teeth of three pleuronectiform species (Teleostei) of the Baltic Sea: a microichthyological approach/Kolme Laanemere lestalise (Pleuronectiformes, Teleostei) lopusepiid ja hambad: mikroihtuoloogiline kasitlus

The ossicles were taken from 20 specimens each of Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus and Platichthys flesus trachurus (Linnaeus) of the family Pleuronectidae, subfamily Pleuronectinae, and Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus) of the family Scophthalmidae.

A comparative SEM study of ossicles in the Pleuronectiformes (Teleostei) of the baltic sea/Laanemere lestaliste (Pleuronectiformes, Teleostei) vaikeste luuliste elementide vordlev SEM-uuring

Fishes of the family Pleuronectidae are widely distributed in subtropical & boreal oceans (Eschmeyer, 1998; Love et al., 2005), and some species constitute important fishery resources in several countries.

Patrones de distribucion, fluctuaciones temporales y algunos parametros poblacionales de cuatro especies de lenguados (Pleuronectidae) frente a la costa occidental de baja California

He said: Halibut (hippoglossus hippoglossus) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae.

Monster fish was a giant halibut; Mystery PICTURE

Some right-eyed flounders are in the family Pleuronectidae. Other types of flatfish include sole (family Soleidae) and tonguefishes (family Cynoglossidae).

Move over! Studying flatfish travel patterns to profile fish behavior

Microspectrophotometry studies of other members of the family Pleuronectidae (Platichthys flesus [flounder] and Pseudopleuronectes americanus [winter flounder]) show that the peak absorbance of the photopigment in rod cells is [approximately equal to] 510 nm, that in single cones is [approximately equal to] 450 nm, and that in double cones is [approximately equal to] 530 or 550 nm (Evans et al., 1993; Jokela-Maatta et al., 2007).

Effects of rapid decompression and exposure to bright light on visual function in black rockfish (Sebastes melanops) and Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)