Isopsetta
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Isopsetta is a genus
of fish in the Pleuronectidae
family. It consists of only one species, the butter sole
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fish in the Pleuronectidae
Pleuronectidae
Righteye flounders are a family, Pleuronectidae, of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left side, with both eyes on the right side. The Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side.Their dorsal and anal fins are...
family. It consists of only one species, the butter sole
Butter sole
The butter sole, Isopsetta isolepsis, is an edible flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on soft, silty bottoms in temperate waters at depths of between . Its native habitat is the northeastern Pacific, from the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands, along the coasts...
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