Psettodoidei

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Psettodoidei

fish suborder

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pleuronectiform
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Suborder PsettodoideiThe least-specialized (most primitive) flatfish. Spines present in dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins; dorsal fin not extending onto head; eyes on either right (dextral) or left (sinistral) side; maxillary (upper jaw) bone with well-developed supplemental bone; vertebrae 24–25 (10 precaudal, 14–15 caudal).Family Psettodidae…
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Suborder PsettodoideiThe least-specialized (most primitive) flatfish. Spines present in dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins; dorsal fin not extending onto head; eyes on either right (dextral) or left (sinistral) side; maxillary (upper jaw) bone with well-developed supplemental bone; vertebrae 24–25 (10 precaudal, 14–15 caudal).Family Psettodidae…
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