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
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flatfish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian |
| Has types | tonguefish, flounder, halibut, holibut, lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder, righteye flounder, righteyed flounder, sole, tongue-fish |
flatfish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | saltwater fish |
| Has types | halibut, sole, flounder, fillet of sole |
Examples of flatfish
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Giggers have had to wait for the incoming tide to push flatfish to the shallows.
From the chron.com
The rapid colour changes in some flatfish, cephalopods, chameleons are examples.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A recent half-day sand dab trip produced 50 of the tasty flatfish for 11 anglers.
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It is one of the varieties of flatfish that hover near the bottom of the ocean.
From the tennessean.com
Many vertebrate bottom feeders may bury themselves, such as flatfish or stingray.
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A sampling taken Sunday at Zettel's Marina counted three anglers with 25 flatfish.
From the thenewstribune.com
Spinning outfits can take steelhead with crankbaits, spoons, spinners and flatfish.
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French, a seafood biochemist, examined salmon, pollack, flatfish and other species.
From the newscientist.com
Flatfish fill the holding tanks on a beam trawler, amid heavy seas in the North Sea.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
- 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
- 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. ...
- Flatfish is the second album, and debut studio recording, by Anglo-Irish celtic music group Flook, released in 1999 on Flatfish Records.
- 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
- Type of grapnel usually used on a sandy seabed, can be cutting or holding type.
- Fish with a flattened body form that live on or in the bottom
- Fish that have a flat body with both eyes located on the upper side. Flatfish swim "sideways" and include "flounder," "halibut," and "sole."
