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Paralichthys dentatus
Plaice Plaice, n. [F. plaise, plais, prob. fr. L. platessa flatish, plaice. See Place.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A European food fish (Pleuronectes platessa), allied to the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten pounds or more. (b) A large American flounder (Paralichthys dentatus; called also brail, puckermouth, and summer flounder. The name is sometimes applied to other allied species. [Written also plaise.] Plaice mouth, a mouth like that of a plaice; a small or wry mouth. [R.] --B. Jonson.
Paralichthys dentatus
Flounder Floun"der, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder, Icel. fly?ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A flatfish of the family Pleuronectid[ae], of many species. Note: The common English flounder is Pleuronectes flesus. There are several common American species used as food; as the smooth flounder (P. glabra); the rough or winter flounder (P. Americanus); the summer flounder, or plaice (Paralichthys dentatus), Atlantic coast; and the starry flounder (Pleuronectes stellatus). 2. (Bootmaking) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.

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- relative the southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) which lacks the eye-like spots of the summer flounder. Paralichthys dentatus is most common to the...
- genus: Paralichthys adspersus (Steindachner, 1867) (Fine flounder) Paralichthys aestuarius C. H. Gilbert & Scofield, 1898 (Cortez flounder) Paralichthys albigutta...
- The olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), **** halibut or Korean halibut is a temperate marine species of large-tooth flounder native to the North-western...
- Estuary Program. "Paralichthys lethostigma". Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory. Retrieved 9 October 2022. "Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma)"...
- Gulf flounder – Paralichthys albigutta Southern flounder – Paralichthys lethostigma Summer flounder (also known as fluke) – Paralichthys dentatus Winter...
- The Gulf flounder (Paralichthys albigutta) is a species of sal****er flounder. The Gulf flounder is a flatfish that swims on its side. Their two eyes look...
- The California halibut or California flounder (Paralichthys californicus) is a large-tooth flounder native to the waters of the Pacific Coast of North...
- T. sinensis Binomial name Tephrinectes sinensis (Lacépède, 1802) Synonyms Paralichthys sinensis (Lacépède, 1802) Pleuronectes sinensis Lacépède, 1802...
- Paralichthys adspersus, the fine flounder, is a species of large-tooth flounder native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, along the continental shelf from the...
- Paralichthyidae California flounder, Paralichthys californicus – sometimes called "California halibut" Olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus – sometimes called...