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Pleuronectiformes
Pleuronectiformes (class Osteichthyes, subclass Actinopterygii) An order of marine flatfish that have a highly compressed and asymmetrical body. The eyes are on the right or left side of the body. The newly hatched larvae have a normal, symmetrical fish shape, but begin to assume the peculiar flatfish features when they are about 2 cm long. The order comprises about six families, with some 520 species.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Pleuronectiformes." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Pleuronectiformes." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Pleuronectiformes.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Pleuronectiformes." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Pleuronectiformes.html |
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Heterosomata
Heterosomata An older name for the order Pleuronectiformes (flatfish).
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Heterosomata." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Heterosomata." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Heterosomata.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Heterosomata." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Heterosomata.html |
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