Definitions of righteyed flounder
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flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head
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synonyms:
righteye flounder
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types:
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Pleuronectes platessa, plaice
large European food fish
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European flatfish, Platichthys flesus
important food fish of Europe
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Limanda ferruginea, yellowtail flounder
American flounder having a yellowish tail
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Pseudopleuronectes americanus, blackback flounder, lemon sole, winter flounder
important American food fish in the winter
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Microstomus kitt, lemon sole
European flatfish highly valued as food
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American plaice, Hippoglossoides platessoides
large American food fish
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Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus
largest United States flatfish
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Hippoglossus stenolepsis, Pacific halibut
a righteye flounder found in the Pacific
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type of:
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flatfish
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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