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Recent observations

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What

Carpet sole Liachirus melanospilos

Observer

maractwin

Date

Apr 19, 2013 07:00 PM EDT

Description

Juvenile

Photos

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What

Peacock sole Pardachirus pavoninus

Observer

maractwin

Date

Apr 19, 2013 06:20 PM EDT

Photos

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What

Carpet sole Liachirus melanospilos

Observer

maractwin

Date

Apr 19, 2013 06:11 PM EDT

Photos

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Observer

davidr

Date

May 11, 2013

Photos

Square

Observer

maractwin

Date

Apr 17, 2013 03:02 PM EDT

Photos

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Observer

dreierj

Date

Apr 30, 2013

Description

Unknown sanddab species

Photos

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What

English sole Parophrys vetulus

Observer

dreierj

Date

Apr 30, 2013

Description

2 juv observed during fish sampling

Photos

No photos

What

Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatus

Observer

dreierj

Date

Apr 30, 2013

Description

1 juv observed during fish sampling

Photos

Square

Observer

maractwin

Date

Apr 17, 2013 09:01 AM EDT

Photos

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What

Peacock Flounder Bothus mancus

Observer

maractwin

Date

Apr 16, 2013 11:48 AM EDT

Photos

P1017309

What

Panther Flounder Bothus pantherinus

Observer

davidr

Date

Feb 3, 2013 12:45 PM HST

Photos

What

Panther Flounder Bothus pantherinus

Observer

davidr

Date

Feb 2, 2013 02:18 PM HST

Place

Kewalo, HI (Google, OSM)
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Description from Wikipedia

The flatfish are an order (Pleuronectiformes) of ray-finned fish, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. The name means "side-swimmers" in Greek. 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.

No range data available.