HOUSTON - (May 3, 2021) - Ever look at a flatfish like a flounder or sole, with two eyes on one side of its head, and think, "How did that happen?" You're in luck. Rice University biologist Kory ...

A flatfish scuttles along the seafloor with no legs, yet it takes its cue from the world’s leggiest animal. New video analysis reveals that the creature’s unusual gait is strikingly similar to ...

The mystery of how a Japanese flatfish pushes both eyes to one side of its body has finally been unravelled. When Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) are newly hatched, they have eyes on ...

Whole-genome sequence of a flatfish provides insights into ZW sex chromosome evolution and adaptation to a benthic lifestyle. Nature Genetics , 2014; DOI: 10.1038/ng.2890 Cite This Page : ...

The sex of the half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis), a marine flatfish cultured along the coast of China, is determined primarily by the inheritance of sex chromosomes, but can also be ...