Definition: Common name for two families of FLATFISHES belonging to the order Pleuronectiformes: left-eye flounders (Bothidae) and right-eye flounders (Pleuronectidae). The latter is more commonly used in research.
sole may be FLOUNDER (Pleuronectidae) or SOLEA see FLATFISHES
Other names Pseudopleuronectes; Pleuronectes; Platichthys; Plaice; Flounders; Pleuronectes platessa; Halibut