Flounder

Synonyms

Flounders

Halibut

Plaice

Platichthys

Pleuronectes

Pleuronectes platessa

Pseudopleuronectes

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.