ALL meanings of flatfish
flat·fish
F f - noun flatfish fish with flat body 1
- noun plural flatfish any fish of the order Heterosomata (Pleuronectiformes), including the halibut, sole, flounder, etc., having a greatly compressed body and swimming on one side, with both eyes on the upper side in the adult. 1
- noun flatfish A flattened marine fish that swims on its side with both eyes on the upper side . They live typically on the seabed and are colored to resemble it. 1
- noun flatfish 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. 0
- variable noun flatfish Flatfish are sea fish with flat wide bodies, for example plaice or sole. 0
- noun flatfish any marine spiny-finned fish of the order Heterosomata, including the halibut, plaice, turbot, and sole, all of which (when adult) swim along the sea floor on one side of the body, which is highly compressed and has both eyes on the uppermost side 0
- noun flatfish any of an order (Pleuronectiformes) of marine bony fishes, including flounders and soles, having a laterally flattened, asymmetrical body with, as an adult, both eyes and mouth on the upper side 0