Concept information
Preferred term
Flatfishes
Type
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Definition
- 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. Common name for flatfish species Scophthalmus maximus, in the family Scophthalmidae. A genus of fish in the family Soleidae (soles).
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Pleuronectiformes
- txid28828
- txid52904
- txid8252
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- abnormalities (Qualifier)
- anatomy & histology (Qualifier)
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- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
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- embryology (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- growth & development (Qualifier)
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- injuries (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
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- urine (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Pleuronectiformes
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txid28828
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txid52904
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txid8252
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-F9WBKV16-X
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