Organisms

Flatfishes

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.

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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.

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Synonyms

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  • Pleuronectiformes
  • Psetta maxima
  • Scophthalmus maximus
  • Solea
  • Turbot
  • Turbots

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17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

sole may be SOLEA see FLATFISHES or FLOUNDER (Pleuronectidae); check text

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History Note

1987

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Previous Indexing

  • Fishes (1966-1986)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.493w.418w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Flatfishes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005412. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005412
  2. Flatfishes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatfish
  3. Flatfishes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59577