Order

Common name: Flatfish

Scientific name: Pleuronectiformes

Pleuronectiformes, commonly known as flatfish, are a unique order of fish characterized by their asymmetrical body shape, with both eyes typically located on one side of the head. This adaptation allows them to lie flat on the ocean floor, often camouflaged against predators and prey. Flatfish are benthic creatures, meaning they live on or near the seabed. In the aquarium, they require sandy substrates to mimic their natural habitat. They are fascinating to observe due to their unusual morphology and behavior.

  1. Common name: Therese's sole
    Scientific name: Aseraggodes therese
  2. Eyed Flounder
    Common name: eyed flounder
    Scientific name: Bothus ocellatus
  3. Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas)
    Common name: wide-eyed flounder
    Scientific name: Bothus podas
  4. Flounder fish - Carpet Sole -Liachirus melanospilos on the seabed at night. Sea life of Bali, Indonesia.
    Common name: Carpet sole
    Scientific name: Liachirus melanospilos
  5. Sogliola, Pardachirus pavoninus, mimetizzata tral la sabbia nera
    Common name: peacock sole
    Scientific name: Pardachirus pavoninus
  6. Doris
    Common name: Dori's Sole
    Scientific name: Soleichthys dori
  7. Banded Sole, Soleichthys heterorhinos is a sole from the Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific
    Common name: Black-tip sole
    Scientific name: Soleichthys heterorhinos