pleuronectid

plural pleuronectids

1. biologyAny species of the family Pleuronectidae.

   2006, Larry G. Allen, Daniel J. Pondella II, Chapter 4: Ecological Classification, Larry G. Allen, Michael H. Horn (editors), The Ecology of Marine Fishes: California and Adjacent Waters, 105, The rockfishes also dominated both the deep northern and southern habitats along with pleuronectids.

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   Two fish species were found in the diet, with juvenile pleuronectids the most common.

   2008, M. Elliott, K. L. Hemingway, M. J. Costello, S. Duhamel, K. Hostens, M. Labropoulou, S. Marshall, H. Winkler, “Chapter 4: Links between Fish and Other Trophic Levels”, in M. Elliott, Krystal L. Hemingway, editors, Fishes in Estuaries, page 152

   The dynamics of those fishes that supported extensive multi-national fisheries in northern temperate and boreal waters (mainly gadids, clupeoids and pleuronectids) became a research priority (Beverton 1992).

   2009, J. H. Choat, J. P. Kritzer, J. L. Ackerman, “2. Ageing in Coral Reef Fishes: Do We Need to Validate the Periodicity of Increment Formation for Every Species of Fish for which We Collect Age-based Demographic Data?”, in Bridget S. Geen, Bruce D. Mapstone, Gary Carlos, Gavin A. Begg, editors, Tropical Fish Otoliths, page 24

   Synonyms: pleuronectoid