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PEACOCK FLOUNDER (Bothus lunatus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
PACIFIC HALIBUT (Hippoglossus stenolepis): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
COMMON SOLE (Solea solea): SPECIES ACCOUNTS

Flatfishes live all over the world.

Most flatfishes live in coastal waters over sand and mud bottoms.

Flatfishes eat invertebrates (in-VER-teh-brehts), or animals without backbones, and fishes.

Flatfishes are important food fishes.

MOVING EYES

All flatfishes begin life with one eye on each side of the head. During the change from larvae to adults, one eye moves from one side of the head to the other, so that both eyes end up on the same side. Depending on the species, either the right or the left eye migrates. The eyes may be close together or far apart when the eye travel is completed.

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) lists one species of flatfishes as Endangered and one as Vulnerable. Endangered means facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. Vulnerable means facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

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Flatfishes: Pleuronectiformes - Physical Characteristics

Flatfishes: Pleuronectiformes - Behavior And Reproduction

Flatfishes: Pleuronectiformes - Peacock Flounder (bothus Lunatus): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: The eyes of peacock flounders are on the left side of the head. There is a wide space between the eyes, and the lower eye is farther forward than the upper eye. Males have a strong spine on their snout. The body is disk-shaped. The eye side of the body is grayish brown with many bright blue rings and two or three large black spots. Peacock flounders can grow to a length o…

Flatfishes: Pleuronectiformes - Pacific Halibut (hippoglossus Stenolepis): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: Female Pacific halibut reach a length of almost 9 feet (2.7 meters) and a weight of about 498 pounds (226 kilograms). Males are about half that size. The eyes of Pacific halibut are on the right side of the head, and the upper eye is farther forward than the bottom eye. The body is thick and diamond-shaped. The eye side is greenish brown to dark brown or black with lighte…

Flatfishes: Pleuronectiformes - Common Sole (solea Solea): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: The eyes of common sole are on the right side of the head. The body is long and thick. On the eyeless side, the head and snout are covered with white bumps. The eye side is dark brown or grayish brown with darker blotches. The eyeless side is creamy white. The dorsal and anal fins are edged in white, and the pectoral fin on the eye side has an oval black patch. These fish…

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