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645:
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242:(Soleidae), and have been classified as a subfamily of it, but achirids have a number of distinct characteristics.
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866:
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308:
1321:
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1382:
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1355:
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1048:
1043:
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949:
836:
622:
612:
520:
426:
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238:. The family includes about 35 species in seven genera. These are closely related to the
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are on the right side, and the eyed-side lower lip has a distinctive fleshy rim. The
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1053:
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128:
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974:
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199:
64:
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is known to surpass 30 cm (1 ft) in length.
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are small or nonexistent. They are fairly small; only
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2019:Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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544:
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20:
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7:
1978:E17A4F2C-FFC1-FFCB-FF68-4BEAFDF2FC75
14:
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51:
256:are usually separate from the
1:
1277:Small-mouth righteye flounder
1228:Narrow-body righteye flounder
1204:Large-scale righteye flounder
1194:Indonesian ocellated flounder
1367:Cephalopsetta ventrocellatus
1251:Pseudopleuronectes obscurus
1172:Far Eastern smooth flounder
2035:
1499:Antarctic armless flounder
1665:
642:
280:List of fish common names
153:
148:
134:
127:
48:Scientific classification
46:
37:
28:
23:
1515:Paralichthys lethostigma
1188:Hypsopsetta macrocephala
1139:Cleisthenes herzensteini
1098:American smooth flounder
726:Soleichthys heterorhinos
331:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.).
307:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.).
1312:Yellow striped flounder
1059:Mediterranean scaldfish
894:Three-lined tongue sole
317:. October 2012 version.
1215:Marleyella maldivensis
888:Symphurus thermophilus
1960:Paleobiology Database
1631:Transitional fossils
1146:Cleisthenes pinetorum
837:Largescale tonguesole
285:List of fish families
1464:Thysanopsetta naresi
1317:Yellowbelly flounder
1239:Peltorhamphus tenuis
1233:New Zealand flounder
1222:Microstomus shuntovi
877:Southern tongue sole
872:Sharpnose tonguesole
862:Roundhead tonguesole
852:Ripplefin tonguesole
822:Fourlined tonguesole
563:Scophthalmus maximus
234:environments of the
1322:Yellowtail flounder
1262:Ridged-eye flounder
1113:Banded-fin flounder
1108:Arrowtooth flounder
990:Southern lemon sole
882:Speckled tonguesole
847:Nigerian tonguesole
827:Ghanaian tonguesole
817:Fourline tonguesole
715:Common (Dover) sole
345:. May 2014 version.
1458:Three-eye flounder
1383:Five-rayed sanddab
1378:Five-eyed flounder
1361:California halibut
1199:Kamchatka flounder
1182:Greenback flounder
1157:Cresthead flounder
955:Northern rock sole
806:Cynoglossus suyeni
790:Bengal tongue sole
618:New Zealand turbot
468:California halibut
448:Arrowtooth halibut
309:"Family Achiridae"
226:occurring in both
2001:
2000:
1947:Open Tree of Life
1783:Taxon identifiers
1774:
1773:
1615:
1614:
1611:
1610:
1593:New Zealand brill
1555:
1554:
1521:Southern flounder
1388:Fourspot flounder
1282:Speckled flounder
1245:Peppered flounder
1177:Flathead flounder
1167:European flounder
1128:Blackfin flounder
1008:
1007:
960:Pacific sand sole
842:Natal tongue-fish
832:Hooked tonguesole
812:Durban tonguesole
800:Carrot tonguesole
795:Canary tonguesole
640:
639:
636:
635:
534:
533:
481:
480:
458:Greenland halibut
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207:
123:
105:Pleuronectiformes
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1942:
1941:
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1928:
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1915:
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1902:
1890:
1889:
1877:
1876:
1864:
1863:
1851:
1850:
1838:
1837:
1825:
1824:
1823:
1810:
1809:
1808:
1778:
1598:Scale-eye plaice
1564:
1509:Finless flounder
1504:Armless flounder
1492:
1491:
1453:Spotfin flounder
1448:Speckled sanddab
1428:Peacock flounder
1356:Bigmouth sanddab
1344:
1343:
1307:Witch (righteye)
1297:Willowy flounder
1209:Marbled flounder
1162:Derwent flounder
1091:
1090:
1064:Twospot flounder
1049:Leopard flounder
1044:Flowery flounder
1039:Crested flounder
1032:
1031:
1021:
950:New Zealand sole
857:River tonguesole
783:
782:
754:
753:
708:
707:
697:
688:
672:
664:
656:
648:
623:Ocellated turbot
613:Hornyhead turbot
585:
584:
555:
554:
545:
521:Scale-eye plaice
499:
498:
492:
427:Atlantic halibut
420:
419:
410:
401:
377:
370:
363:
354:
347:
346:
325:
319:
318:
301:
118:
56:
55:
40:Achirus lineatus
33:
21:
16:Family of fishes
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2033:
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2028:
2027:
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2004:
2003:
2002:
1997:
1989:
1984:
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1963:
1958:
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1919:
1911:
1906:
1898:
1893:
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1880:
1872:
1867:
1859:
1854:
1846:
1841:
1833:
1828:
1819:
1818:
1813:
1804:
1803:
1798:
1785:
1775:
1770:
1661:
1607:
1551:
1530:
1489:
1488:
1487:
1479:
1438:Shrimp flounder
1423:Pacific sanddab
1408:Longfin sanddab
1341:
1340:
1339:
1331:
1302:Winter flounder
1287:Starry flounder
1133:Bering flounder
1118:Barfin flounder
1103:Arctic flounder
1088:
1087:
1086:
1078:
1029:
1028:
1027:
1014:
1004:
980:Roughscale sole
903:
867:Sand tonguefish
780:
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778:
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749:
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681:
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673:
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657:
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632:
596:
582:
581:
573:
552:
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511:American plaice
506:European plaice
496:
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477:
473:Bastard halibut
463:Spotted halibut
453:Shotted halibut
436:
432:Pacific halibut
417:
416:
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381:
351:
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335:Achirus achirus
327:
326:
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303:
302:
298:
293:
276:
267:Achirus achirus
144:
138:
117:
50:
24:American soles
17:
12:
11:
5:
2032:
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2022:
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2016:
2014:American soles
2006:
2005:
1999:
1998:
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1904:
1891:
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1523:
1518:
1511:
1506:
1501:
1495:
1493:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1477:
1472:
1470:Veracruz whiff
1467:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1418:Olive flounder
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1351:Anglefin whiff
1347:
1345:
1333:
1332:
1330:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1292:Stone flounder
1289:
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1279:
1274:
1272:Slime flounder
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
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1242:
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1218:
1211:
1206:
1201:
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1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1142:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1123:Black flounder
1120:
1115:
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1094:
1092:
1080:
1079:
1077:
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1035:
1033:
1018:
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1000:Yellowfin sole
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977:
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631:
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388:
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365:
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349:
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329:Froese, Rainer
320:
305:Froese, Rainer
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212:American soles
206:
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139:
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98:
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95:Actinopterygii
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68:
67:
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58:
57:
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35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
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2012:
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1961:
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1935:
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1901:
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1892:
1888:
1883:
1879:
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1870:
1866:
1862:
1857:
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1822:
1816:
1812:
1807:
1801:
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1779:
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1746:
1745:
1742:
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1735:
1733:
1730:
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1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1709:
1708:
1705:
1701:
1698:
1696:
1693:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1683:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1672:
1671:
1668:
1667:
1664:
1658:
1655:
1651:
1650:Sole meunière
1648:
1647:
1645:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1632:
1630:
1628:
1627:Demersal fish
1625:
1624:
1622:
1618:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1583:Deepwater dab
1581:
1579:
1578:Chinese brill
1576:
1574:
1571:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1562:
1558:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1539:
1537:
1533:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1516:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1496:
1494:
1486:
1482:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1465:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1446:
1444:
1443:Small sanddab
1441:
1439:
1436:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1416:
1414:
1413:Mimic sanddab
1411:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1394:
1393:Gray flounder
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1373:Fine flounder
1371:
1369:
1368:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1348:
1346:
1342:(115 species)
1338:
1334:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1267:Sakhalin sole
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1257:Remo flounder
1255:
1253:
1252:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1240:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1223:
1219:
1217:
1216:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1189:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1152:Comb flounder
1150:
1148:
1147:
1143:
1141:
1140:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1089:(101 species)
1085:
1081:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1030:(158 species)
1026:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1011:
1001:
998:
996:
995:Speckled sole
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
940:Flathead sole
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
912:
910:
906:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
889:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
807:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
787:
785:
781:(138 species)
777:
773:
767:
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1895:iNaturalist
1815:Wikispecies
1490:(6 species)
1337:Large tooth
915:Butter sole
732:Yellow sole
592:Psettodidae
583:(3 species)
553:(1 species)
497:(4 species)
418:(2 species)
179:Gymnachirus
2008:Categories
1657:Turbot War
1635:Amphistium
1573:Common dab
1542:Citharidae
1433:Sand whiff
1054:Plate fish
945:Lemon sole
930:Dusky sole
291:References
258:caudal fin
228:freshwater
129:Type genus
120:Rafinesque
1835:Achiridae
1821:Achiridae
1791:Achiridae
1547:Samaridae
975:Rock sole
761:Achiridae
678:Generally
391:Generally
254:anal fins
220:Achiridae
200:Trinectes
115:Achiridae
71:Kingdom:
65:Eukaryota
1800:Wikidata
1754:flatfish
1744:Demersal
1722:menhaden
1685:mackerel
1675:billfish
1670:Predator
1646:As food
1485:Southern
1084:Righteye
1016:flounder
970:Rex sole
747:American
683:flatfish
396:flatfish
384:Flatfish
342:FishBase
314:FishBase
274:See also
236:Americas
224:flatfish
141:Lacépède
111:Family:
85:Chordata
81:Phylum:
75:Animalia
61:Domain:
1806:Q469290
1759:pollock
1727:sardine
1717:herring
1712:anchovy
1620:Related
1526:More...
1475:More...
1327:More...
1074:More...
1025:Lefteye
899:More...
766:More...
737:More...
680:smaller
569:More...
526:More...
405:Halibut
260:. The
193:Pnictes
158:Achirus
149:Genera
136:Achirus
101:Order:
91:Class:
1991:154171
1965:266147
1952:932825
1939:195656
1926:202070
1913:106401
1707:Forage
1690:salmon
1680:bonito
776:Tongue
540:Turbot
487:Plaice
393:larger
250:dorsal
232:marine
216:family
214:are a
143:, 1802
122:, 1810
1986:WoRMS
1973:Plazi
1908:IRMNG
1900:56048
1737:sprat
1695:shark
1603:Fluke
1535:Other
1069:Witch
1013:Other
908:Other
601:Other
579:Spiny
441:Other
240:soles
222:) of
1934:NCBI
1921:ITIS
1887:5081
1882:GBIF
1874:5179
1848:1130
1843:BOLD
1732:shad
1700:tuna
1560:Misc
701:True
692:Sole
549:True
414:True
252:and
246:Eyes
230:and
210:The
1869:EoL
1861:5WQ
1856:CoL
1830:ADW
1764:ray
1749:cod
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