Definition of Pleuronectidae. Meaning of Pleuronectidae. Synonyms of Pleuronectidae

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Definition of Pleuronectidae

Pleuronectidae
Pleuronectoid Pleu`ro*nec"toid, a. [NL. Pleuronectes, name of a genus (fr. Gr. ? rib + ? a swimmer) + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the Pleuronectid[ae], or Flounder family.

Meaning of Pleuronectidae from wikipedia

- Pleuronectidae, also known as righteye flounders, are a family of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom...
- species of marine flatfish in the genus Pleuronectes of the family Pleuronectidae. The European plaice is characterized, on their dorsal side, by their...
- in the suborder Pleuronectoidei (families Achiropsettidae, Bothidae, Pleuronectidae, Paralichthyidae, and Samaridae). Some of the better known species that...
- Pleuronectidae. The families Paralichthodidae, Poecilopsettidae, and Rhombosoleidae were also traditionally treated as subfamilies of Pleuronectidae,...
- (Pleuronectes platessa) is a right-e**** flounder belonging to the family Pleuronectidae. It is a commercially important flatfish that lives on the sandy bottoms...
- the word 'tongue'. Several species of righteye flounder in the family Pleuronectidae, including the lemon sole, the Pacific Dover sole, and the petrale sole...
- Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. They are demersal fish living on or near sand, gravel or clay bottoms...
- unknown but may be related to a change in diet. Of the same family (Pleuronectidae) as proper halibut Kamchatka flounder, Atheresthes evermanni – sometimes...
- The following list of known freshwater fish species, subspecies, and hybrids occurring in Washington state is taken from Wydoski and Whitney(2003). Some...
- intrarelationships of the family Pleuronectidae (Pleuronectiformes), with a revised classification". Fish. Bull. 96 (4): 686–726. "Pleuronectidae". Integrated Taxonomic...