Genus
Platichthys
Platichthys stellatus. Photo: (c) canaryrockfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Platichthys is a genus of flatfish, known as the starry flounders, native to the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. Despite being in the family Pleuronectidae (popularly known as righteye flounders), both species in the genus Platichthys are often “lefteyed”, i.e. they lie on the sea bottom on their right side, with both eyes on the left side.
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