Pleuronectidae

The Pleuronectidae are a family of flatfish that are widely known as righteye flounders. The reason why they're called like that is because most species lie on the seabed on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides. Only a few species can also have their eyes on the left side. Females lay eggs that float in mid-water until the larvae develop, and they sink to the bottom.

They are found on the bottoms of oceans around the world. The name of the family is derived from the Greek πλευρά (pleura), meaning "rib" or "side", and νηκτόν (nekton), meaning "swimming".

 References 

 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Pleuronectidae" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
 Eschmeyer W.N.; Herald, E.S.; and Hammann, H. (1983). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes. Peterson Field Guides. ISBN 978-0618002122
Taxon identifiers Wikidata: Q647087
 Wikispecies: Pleuronectidae
 ADW: Pleuronectidae
 AFD: Pleuronectidae
 BioLib: 16145
 BOLD: 1126
 CoL: 62649
 EoL: 5173
 EPPO: 1PLEUF
 Fauna Europaea: 12086
 Fauna Europaea (new): 7daae0c2-5687-43d0-9fc1-fd8309f77721
 Fossilworks: 266151
 GBIF: 8611
 iNaturalist: 47525
 IRMNG: 114732
 ITIS: 172859
 NBN: NBNSYS0000160746
 NCBI: 8256
 NZOR: 551c0b2f-e30e-4373-84dc-75642e7bc6c8
 WoRMS: 125579

Category:Ray-finned fish
Category:Teleosts
Category:Flatfish