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Pseudopleuronectes

Pseudopleuronectes

9.9
A group of flatfish like the olive flounder mainly found in northwest Pacific waters
  • noun
  • /ˌsuːdoʊplʊəˈrɒnɛktiz/
  • Specialized
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  • The genus Pseudopleuronectes includes important commercial fish such as the olive flounder.

Examples

  • Scientists found that Pseudopleuronectes species are distributed mainly in coastal waters of the northwest Pacific.

  • The Pseudopleuronectes species are known for their unique flat bodies.

  • A detailed study of Pseudopleuronectes helped clarify the evolutionary history of flatfishes.

  • Did you know that Pseudopleuronectes are often found in the Pacific Ocean?

  • A detailed study of Pseudopleuronectes helped clarify the evolutionary history of flatfishes.

  • The genus Pseudopleuronectes includes important commercial fish such as the olive flounder.

  • Scientists found that Pseudopleuronectes species are distributed mainly in coastal waters of the northwest Pacific.

Compounds

Pseudopleuronectes americanus
  • Specialized
9.9

A flat fish called winter flounder that lives along North America's Atlantic coast and people eat

Surface Forms

Pseudopleuronectes singular
Pseudopleuronectes plural

Etymology

Pseudopleuronectes breaks into pseudo- ('false'), pleuro- ('side') and -nectes ('swimmer'), so it literally means 'false side-swimmer'. So the name points to a group of flatfish called flounders that lie on one side and are like, but not the same as, other 'side-swimmer' fish.