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Description
- 📏 up to 40 cm
- 🌊 lagoons, sandy bottoms
The flowery flounder is a flatfish that camouflages itself on the sand, with both eyes on the same side. It swims on its side.
Did you know?
Flatfish are born with an eye on each side: one migrates as they grow. In Tahitian: patiʻi.
Source: TAXREF vernacular database
Tahitian names: TAXREF (INPN/MNHN) – Society Islands. French name: Sole tropicale.
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