Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes · Order Overview)

Pleuronectiformes—the flatfishes (flounders, soles, turbots, halibuts)—are defined byeye migration during metamorphosis. Larvae are bilaterally symmetric; as they develop, one eye moves to theother side and juveniles settle to the bottom, adopting a lateral, asymmetric body plan.Ecology & Bi...