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| Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > fishes > Order Pleuronectiformes |
| Flatfishes:
how to tell apart some common families Order Pleuronectiformes updated Aug 08 |
| Here's how to tell apart the flatfishes commonly seen on our shores |
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Tongue-soles
Family Cynoglossidae |
Soles
Family Soleidae |
Large-tooth
flounders
Family Paralichthyidae |
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Eyes
on left side.
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Eyes
on right side.
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Eyes
on left side.
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| Tail
fin joined to the dorsal and anal fins. |
In
some, the tail fin is separated from the dorsal and anal fins. In others like the Commerson's sole (Synaptura commersoniana), the tail fin is joined to the dorsal and anal fins. |
Tail
fin separated from the dorsal and anal fins. |
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More
comparisons
 On the underside of a nudibranch is a broad foot. |
how to tell apart
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