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What does flatfish mean?

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  1. 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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Today we can read the course of this evolution in the development of a flatfish.
The study was spurred by previous observations of feminization in estuarine fish, particularly the flounder, a common flatfish, Matthiessen said.
As with other flatfish, the turbot's eggs contain a droplet of oil that makes the eggs positively buoyant.
There are, however, often flatfish, cheeky blennies and numerous and inquisitive wrasse.
The tope packs are targeting small flatfish and school bass in the surf tables at this time.
The fish is apparently a plaice or at least a flatfish of some sort, but, to be perfectly honest, it looks more like a dolphin.

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