flatfish
A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.
A kind of
- spiny-finned fish
Kinds of flatfish
- halibut
- tongue-fish
- sole
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “flatfish” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.