Showing Food Flatfish
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| Name | Flatfish | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Pleuronectiformes | ||||||||||
| Description | A flatfish is a member of the order (Pleuronectiformes) of ray-finned demersal fishes, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. In many species, both eyes lie on one side of the head, one or the other migrating through and around the head during development. Some species face their left side upward, some face their right side upward, and others face either side upward. Many important food fish are in this order, including the flounders, soles, turbot, plaice, and halibut. There are more than 400 species of this order. Some flatfish can camouflage themselves on the ocean floor. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00535 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Aquatic foods | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Fishes | ||||||||||
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| Lineage | Superkingdom: Eukaryota Kingdom: Metazoa Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Craniata Superclass: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Teleostei Order: Pleuronectiformes | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 172702 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Flatfish | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008). — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. | ||||||||||