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MeSH Heading: Flatfishes
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.418
Unique ID: D005412
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005412
Annotation: sole may be SOLEA see FLATFISHES or FLOUNDER (Pleuronectidae); check text
Scope Note: Common name for the order Pleuronectiformes. A very distinctive group in that during development they become asymmetrical, i.e., one eye migrates to lie adjacent to the other. They swim on the eyeless side. FLOUNDER, sole, and turbot, along with several others, are included in this order.
Entry Term(s): Pleuronectiformes; Psetta maxima; Scophthalmus maximus; Solea; Turbot
Registry Number: txid8252
Related Numbers: txid28828; txid52904
Previous Indexing: Fishes (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 1987
History Note: 1987
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/15
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Flatfishes MeSH Descriptor Data 2024