Plural of flatfish; multiple flat-bodied fish species that live on the ocean floor with both eyes on one side of the head.
Plural form of flatfish, maintaining the compound structure of 'flat' and 'fish' from descriptive terminology used since the 15th century.
Flatfishes represent one of the most successful fish adaptations—they comprise thousands of species across the world's oceans, from tiny killers to massive halibuts worth hundreds of pounds!
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