Flounder

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"Flounder" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Common name for two families of FLATFISHES belonging to the order Pleuronectiformes: left-eye flounders (Bothidae) and right-eye flounders (Pleuronectidae). The latter is more commonly used in research.

Descriptor ID	D005432
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.150.900.493.418.438
Concept/Terms	Flounder Flounder Flounders Plaice Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Pleuronectes Pleuronectes Pseudopleuronectes Pseudopleuronectes Halibut Halibut Platichthys Platichthys

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Flounder".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Chordata [B01.050.150]
Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
Fishes [B01.050.150.900.493]
Flatfishes [B01.050.150.900.493.418]
Flounder [B01.050.150.900.493.418.438]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Flounder".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Flounder".

publications

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