noun
definition
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.
Examples of flatfish in a Sentence
New York was in 1904 more extensively engaged in oyster culture than any other state, and was making more rapid progress in the cultivation of hard clams. In 1909 there were distributed from state fish hatcheries 1 531,293,721 fishes (mostly smelt, pike-perch, and winter flatfish); a large number of fish and eggs were also placed in New York waters by the United States Bureau of Fisheries.
The entrances to the inner lagoons of the Limfjord are naturally blocked against the immigration of flatfish by dense growths of sea-grass (Zostera), although the outer lagoons are annually invaded by large numbers of small plaice from the North Sea.
The boats from Kallin fish for shellfish using creels, and flatfish using long lines.
Beam trawl Beam trawls are used principally in waters shallower than 50m in depth to catch flatfish over relatively even sandy seabed.
However, there were plenty of other fish including this flatfish with pretty blue spots who were quite happy to almost pose for me.
The turbot is a large flatfish which is prized for its firm white flesh and subtle, refined flavor.
As with other flatfish, the turbot's eggs contain a droplet of oil that makes the eggs positively buoyant.
Sandier areas may also bring rays and flatfish.
The herring, cod, flatfish, mackerel and sprat are taken in the seas, and also great numbers of a small herring called striimnaing.