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 winter flounder.
Genus of Pleuronectidae comprising European flounder.
Genus of Pleuronectidae including plaice and English sole.
Common name for Pleuronectes platessa.
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.
Synonyms: Pseudopleuronectes txid8259 Halibut Pleuronectes Plaice txid8261 txid8262 Flounders Platichthys txid8264 Flounder Pleuronectes platessa
Term information
sole may be FLOUNDER (Pleuronectidae) or SOLEA see FLATFISHES
91(87); was see under FLATFISHES 1987-90
91; was see under FLATFISHES 1987-90