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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005412
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Preferred Name

Flatfishes

Definitions
Common name for flatfish species Scophthalmus maximus, in the family Scophthalmidae. A genus of fish in the family Soleidae (soles). Common name for the order Pleuronectiformes. A very distinctive group in that during development they become asymmetrical, i.e., one eye migrates to lie adjacent to the other. They swim on the eyeless side. FLOUNDER, sole, and turbot, along with several others, are included in this order.
Synonyms
Psetta maxima
Pleuronectiformes
Turbot
Solea
Scophthalmus maximus
Turbots
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