Flatfish
Flatfish noun - Any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side.
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Synonyms for Flatfish
Plaice
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Flounders, plaice, and similar bottom-lying flatfish start out life symmetrical, but become asymmetrical as they grow up.
Source: Fashionable Asymmetry
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