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Flatfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Pleuronectiformes
Families

Suborder Psettodoidei
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Psettodoidae
Suborder Pleuronectoidei
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Citharidae
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Scophthalmidae
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Bothidae (lefteye flounders)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Paralichthyidae
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Achiropsettidae (southern flounders)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Samaridae
Suborder Soleoidei
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Soleidae (soles)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Achiridae (American soles)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Cynoglossidae (tonguefishes)

The flatfish are an order (Pleuronectiformes) of ray-finned fish, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of the Perciformes. The name means "side-swimmers" in Greek. In many species both eyes lie on one side of the head, one or the other migrating through during development.

Many important food fish species are in this order, including the Dover sole, flounder, plaice and halibut.

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