| Main Ref. | Amaoka, K. and N.V. Parin, 1990 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | flatfish |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | short and / or deep |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | asymmetric |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | terminal |
| Type of scales | cycloid scales |
| Diagnosis |
About one-fourth to one-third of lower jaw length projecting anterior to upper jaw symphysis; upper jaw length 0.98-1.18 in HL, lower jaw length 0.67-0.83; pectoral fins asymmetrical, fin on ocular side slightly longer than on blind side (Ref. 10737). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 164 - 198 |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 52 - 56 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 111 - 118 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 71 - 81 |
| Pectoral | Attributes other (see remarks) |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes asymmetric in size/position |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |