![]() ![]() ![]() These fishes start their lives as normal swimming fish but gets flattened body within some weeks. They become patchy stone colored on pebbly bottoms and sand colored on sandy bottoms. Flatfish could mask themselves by resembling the color of the sea floor. Some species face its left sides upward or some has their right sides upward and others face their either side upward.įlatfish belongs to the member of order Pleuronectiformes of ray finned demersal fishes also known as Heterosomata that might be classified sometimes as a suborder Perciformes. It has got both eyes on one side of head meaning upper side one or other migrates through or around the head during development. It has some features that suit its lifestyle. It has the ability for dynamic camouflage that is under nervous control and could change in real time. It hides on an ocean floor resting for prey. Some flatfish are fished commercially such as sole, flounder, plaice, turbot and halibut. ![]()
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