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the flatfish that starts life upright, then lies down forever and lets one eye migrate across its skull
means A European flatfish (Pleuronectes platessa) prized as food, recognizable by the orange spots on its brown upper side.
from From Old French plaïz, plaice, drawn from Late Latin platessa, 'flatfish' — itself rooted in the Greek platys, 'broad, flat,' the same wide-shouldered ancestor behind words like 'plate' and 'platypus.' A fitting name, since the fish is essentially a swimming flat surface.
- eye journey
- one eye drifts to join the other
- orange spots
- vivid dots warn and camouflage at once
- sand artist
- buries itself, leaving only watchful eyes exposed
- slow grower
- can live over thirty years
- color shift
- changes skin tone to match seabed
for instance
dover sole vs plaice — competing commercial fish species in uk markets, plaice typically cheaper and more abundant