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203:. They are less asymmetrical than other flatfish, although the region around the eyes is twisted. They reach lengths of 55–80 cm (22–31 in).
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195:. The common name comes from the presence of spines in the dorsal and
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311:
73:
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1706:
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199:, which may indicate an evolutionary relationship with the
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185:. The family contains just three species, all in the
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The currently recognized species in this genus are:
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2095:Taxa named by Edward Turner Bennett
13:
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14:
2111:
173:, of relatively large, primitive
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680:
672:
664:
656:
50:
1578:
1:
1289:Small-mouth righteye flounder
1240:Narrow-body righteye flounder
1216:Large-scale righteye flounder
1206:Indonesian ocellated flounder
274:
2043:. You can help Knowledge by
1379:Cephalopsetta ventrocellatus
394:
7:
1263:Pseudopleuronectes obscurus
1184:Far Eastern smooth flounder
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1511:Antarctic armless flounder
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47:Scientific classification
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1527:Paralichthys lethostigma
1200:Hypsopsetta macrocephala
1151:Cleisthenes herzensteini
1110:American smooth flounder
738:Soleichthys heterorhinos
357:. December 2012 version.
343:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.).
301:. November 2008 version.
291:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.).
2100:Pleuronectiformes stubs
2039:) related article is a
1324:Yellow striped flounder
1071:Mediterranean scaldfish
906:Three-lined tongue sole
237:(spottail spiny turbot)
1227:Marleyella maldivensis
900:Symphurus thermophilus
314:Encyclopedia of Fishes
214:
1985:Paleobiology Database
1643:Transitional fossils
1158:Cleisthenes pinetorum
849:Largescale tonguesole
210:Late stage larvae of
209:
1476:Thysanopsetta naresi
1329:Yellowbelly flounder
1251:Peltorhamphus tenuis
1245:New Zealand flounder
1234:Microstomus shuntovi
889:Southern tongue sole
884:Sharpnose tonguesole
874:Roundhead tonguesole
864:Ripplefin tonguesole
834:Fourlined tonguesole
575:Scophthalmus maximus
293:"Family Psettodidae"
1334:Yellowtail flounder
1274:Ridged-eye flounder
1125:Banded-fin flounder
1120:Arrowtooth flounder
1002:Southern lemon sole
894:Speckled tonguesole
859:Nigerian tonguesole
839:Ghanaian tonguesole
829:Fourline tonguesole
727:Common (Dover) sole
1470:Three-eye flounder
1395:Five-rayed sanddab
1390:Five-eyed flounder
1373:California halibut
1211:Kamchatka flounder
1194:Greenback flounder
1169:Cresthead flounder
967:Northern rock sole
818:Cynoglossus suyeni
802:Bengal tongue sole
630:New Zealand turbot
480:California halibut
460:Arrowtooth halibut
345:"Species in genus
242:Psettodes bennetti
228:Psettodes belcheri
215:
154:Psettodes belcheri
2090:Pleuronectiformes
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2051:
2033:Pleuronectiformes
2013:
2012:
1972:Open Tree of Life
1795:Taxon identifiers
1786:
1785:
1627:
1626:
1623:
1622:
1605:New Zealand brill
1567:
1566:
1533:Southern flounder
1400:Fourspot flounder
1294:Speckled flounder
1257:Peppered flounder
1189:Flathead flounder
1179:European flounder
1140:Blackfin flounder
1020:
1019:
972:Pacific sand sole
854:Natal tongue-fish
844:Hooked tonguesole
824:Durban tonguesole
812:Carrot tonguesole
807:Canary tonguesole
652:
651:
648:
647:
546:
545:
493:
492:
470:Greenland halibut
269:
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236:
163:
162:
141:
122:
104:Pleuronectiformes
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1902:
1901:
1889:
1888:
1876:
1875:
1863:
1862:
1850:
1849:
1837:
1836:
1835:
1822:
1821:
1820:
1790:
1789:
1610:Scale-eye plaice
1576:
1575:
1521:Finless flounder
1516:Armless flounder
1504:
1503:
1465:Spotfin flounder
1460:Speckled sanddab
1440:Peacock flounder
1368:Bigmouth sanddab
1356:
1355:
1319:Witch (righteye)
1309:Willowy flounder
1221:Marbled flounder
1174:Derwent flounder
1103:
1102:
1076:Twospot flounder
1061:Leopard flounder
1056:Flowery flounder
1051:Crested flounder
1044:
1043:
1033:
1032:
962:New Zealand sole
869:River tonguesole
795:
794:
766:
765:
720:
719:
709:
708:
700:
699:
684:
676:
668:
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635:Ocellated turbot
625:Hornyhead turbot
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557:
556:
533:Scale-eye plaice
511:
510:
504:
503:
439:Atlantic halibut
432:
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389:
382:
375:
366:
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359:
358:
337:
328:
327:
309:
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285:
270:(Indian halibut)
259:
256:Psettodes erumei
245:
231:
136:
117:
55:
54:
33:
21:
20:
16:Family of fishes
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1879:
1871:
1866:
1858:
1853:
1845:
1840:
1831:
1830:
1825:
1816:
1815:
1810:
1797:
1787:
1782:
1673:
1619:
1563:
1542:
1501:
1500:
1499:
1491:
1450:Shrimp flounder
1435:Pacific sanddab
1420:Longfin sanddab
1353:
1352:
1351:
1343:
1314:Winter flounder
1299:Starry flounder
1145:Bering flounder
1130:Barfin flounder
1115:Arctic flounder
1100:
1099:
1098:
1090:
1041:
1040:
1039:
1026:
1016:
992:Roughscale sole
915:
879:Sand tonguefish
792:
791:
790:
782:
763:
762:
761:
753:
717:
716:
715:
693:
691:
685:
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671:
670:
669:
663:
662:
661:
644:
608:
594:
593:
585:
564:
563:
542:
523:American plaice
518:European plaice
508:
507:
489:
485:Bastard halibut
475:Spotted halibut
465:Shotted halibut
448:
444:Pacific halibut
429:
428:
406:
404:
398:
393:
363:
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331:
324:
310:
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286:
282:
277:
266:J. G. Schneider
220:
159:
156:
135:
116:
49:
38:Indian halibut
17:
12:
11:
5:
2113:
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2102:
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2092:
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2061:
2053:
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2011:
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1838:
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1807:
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1530:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1507:
1505:
1493:
1492:
1490:
1489:
1484:
1482:Veracruz whiff
1479:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1430:Olive flounder
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1363:Anglefin whiff
1359:
1357:
1345:
1344:
1342:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1304:Stone flounder
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1284:Slime flounder
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1259:
1254:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1230:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1154:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1135:Black flounder
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1106:
1104:
1092:
1091:
1089:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1047:
1045:
1030:
1022:
1021:
1018:
1017:
1015:
1014:
1012:Yellowfin sole
1009:
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984:
979:
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723:
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706:
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687:
686:
655:
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650:
649:
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643:
642:
640:Spotted turbot
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620:Diamond turbot
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410:
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399:
392:
391:
384:
377:
369:
361:
360:
341:Froese, Rainer
329:
322:
304:
289:Froese, Rainer
279:
278:
276:
273:
272:
271:
252:
251:(spiny turbot)
238:
219:
216:
169:are a family,
161:
160:
157:
150:
149:
143:
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128:
124:
123:
111:
107:
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101:
97:
96:
94:Actinopterygii
91:
87:
86:
81:
77:
76:
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
43:
42:
35:
34:
26:
25:
24:Spiny turbots
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2112:
2101:
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2091:
2088:
2087:
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2069:
2067:
2062:
2060:
2055:
2054:
2048:
2046:
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2034:
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2022:
2021:
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1999:
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1986:
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1978:
1973:
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1965:
1960:
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1939:
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1926:
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1908:
1904:
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1895:
1891:
1887:
1882:
1878:
1874:
1869:
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1848:
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1834:
1828:
1824:
1819:
1813:
1809:
1808:
1806:
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1796:
1791:
1777:
1774:
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1767:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1758:
1757:
1754:
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1747:
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1742:
1740:
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1732:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1722:
1721:
1720:
1717:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1684:
1683:
1680:
1679:
1676:
1670:
1667:
1663:
1662:Sole meunière
1660:
1659:
1657:
1653:
1650:
1648:
1645:
1644:
1642:
1640:
1639:Demersal fish
1637:
1636:
1634:
1630:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1595:Deepwater dab
1593:
1591:
1590:Chinese brill
1588:
1586:
1583:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1574:
1570:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1551:
1549:
1545:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1528:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1508:
1506:
1498:
1494:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1477:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1461:
1458:
1456:
1455:Small sanddab
1453:
1451:
1448:
1446:
1443:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1425:Mimic sanddab
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1405:Gray flounder
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1385:Fine flounder
1383:
1381:
1380:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1360:
1358:
1354:(115 species)
1350:
1346:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1279:Sakhalin sole
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1269:Remo flounder
1267:
1265:
1264:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1252:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1235:
1231:
1229:
1228:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1201:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1164:Comb flounder
1162:
1160:
1159:
1155:
1153:
1152:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1101:(101 species)
1097:
1093:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1042:(158 species)
1038:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1023:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1007:Speckled sole
1005:
1003:
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985:
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978:
975:
973:
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968:
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952:Flathead sole
950:
948:
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724:
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718:(135 species)
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167:spiny turbots
158:Bennett, 1831
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138:E. T. Bennett
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2045:expanding it
2030:
2015:
1802:
1652:Heteronectes
1600:Longhead dab
1525:
1474:
1415:Horned whiff
1410:Gulf sanddab
1377:
1261:
1249:
1232:
1225:
1198:
1156:
1149:
997:Slender sole
977:Petrale sole
947:English sole
937:Deepsea sole
932:Curlfin sole
898:
816:
764:(28 species)
736:
732:Finless sole
590:
573:
352:
346:
313:
307:
296:
283:
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247:Steindachner
240:
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191:
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183:Indo-Pacific
170:
166:
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147:Type species
131:
130:
113:
39:
18:
2031:This order
1920:iNaturalist
1847:Psettodidae
1827:Wikispecies
1502:(6 species)
1349:Large tooth
927:Butter sole
744:Yellow sole
604:Psettodidae
595:(3 species)
565:(1 species)
509:(4 species)
430:(2 species)
201:Perciformes
171:Psettodidae
114:Psettodidae
40:(P. erumei)
2084:Categories
1669:Turbot War
1647:Amphistium
1585:Common dab
1554:Citharidae
1445:Sand whiff
1066:Plate fish
957:Lemon sole
942:Dusky sole
275:References
187:same genus
1860:Psettodes
1833:Psettodes
1803:Psettodes
1559:Samaridae
987:Rock sole
773:Achiridae
690:Generally
403:Generally
347:Psettodes
212:P. erumei
197:anal fins
192:Psettodes
132:Psettodes
119:Bonaparte
70:Kingdom:
64:Eukaryota
2037:flatfish
1812:Wikidata
1766:flatfish
1756:Demersal
1734:menhaden
1697:mackerel
1687:billfish
1682:Predator
1658:As food
1497:Southern
1096:Righteye
1028:flounder
982:Rex sole
759:American
695:flatfish
408:flatfish
396:Flatfish
354:FishBase
298:FishBase
179:Atlantic
175:flatfish
110:Family:
84:Chordata
80:Phylum:
74:Animalia
60:Domain:
1938:1431838
1912:2409815
1818:Q621411
1771:pollock
1739:sardine
1729:herring
1724:anchovy
1632:Related
1538:More...
1487:More...
1339:More...
1086:More...
1037:Lefteye
911:More...
778:More...
749:More...
692:smaller
581:More...
538:More...
417:Halibut
268:, 1801)
218:Species
127:Genus:
100:Order:
90:Class:
2003:203922
1951:172705
1899:1PSTOG
1719:Forage
1702:salmon
1692:bonito
788:Tongue
552:Turbot
499:Plaice
405:larger
320:
264:&
249:, 1870
235:, 1831
140:, 1831
121:, 1846
1998:WoRMS
1990:36275
1977:37463
1964:94240
1933:IRMNG
1925:53705
1873:47432
1749:sprat
1707:shark
1615:Fluke
1547:Other
1081:Witch
1025:Other
920:Other
613:Other
591:Spiny
453:Other
262:Bloch
2041:stub
1959:NCBI
1946:ITIS
1907:GBIF
1894:EPPO
1886:6YHW
1868:BOLD
1744:shad
1712:tuna
1572:Misc
713:True
704:Sole
561:True
426:True
318:ISBN
181:and
165:The
1881:CoL
1855:AFD
1842:ADW
1776:ray
1761:cod
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