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Preferred term

Flounder  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Common name for two families of FLATFISHES belonging to the order Pleuronectiformes: left-eye flounders (Bothidae) and right-eye flounders (Pleuronectidae). The latter is more commonly used in research. Genus of Pleuronectidae including plaice and English sole. Common name for Pleuronectes platessa. General name for number of different species of halibut in the families Bothidae and Pleuronectidiae. This includes Atlantic, Pacific, Greenland, and false halibut, among others. Genus of Pleuronectidae comprising European flounder. Genus of Pleuronectidae comprising winter flounder.

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Entry terms

  • txid8259
  • txid8261
  • txid8262
  • txid8264

In other languages

  • French

  • Limande
  • Pleuronectidés
  • txid8259
  • txid8261
  • txid8262
  • txid8264

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WH7QM53R-J

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