Sentences with phrase «of flatfish»

It is a member of the flatfish group.

A small eel appears to have evolved the lopsided look of a flatfish — perhaps a sign that it has evolved a flatfish - like way of life.

One of the most popular attractions is the shallow tank of flatfish, where curious stingrays bob out of the water to be patted on the head by equally curious visitors.

Certainly, nothing as anatomically extreme has been observed before in any mud eel, and the researchers speculate that asymmetric eels could be taking a leaf out of the flatfish's book.

A small eel appears to have evolved the lopsided look of a flatfish.

Not exact matches

Types of fish that are low in mercury include canned light tuna (not albacore, or «white» tuna, which is higher in mercury), salmon, cod, catfish, flatfish, and pollock.

The proposed end to «pulse trawling» — in which short bursts of electricity get flatfish out of the sediment and into nets — is a major disappointment to Dutch fishing companies, which have invested heavily in the technology; they claim it's less damaging to marine ecosystems than traditional bottom trawling and saves energy.

Pulse trawlers, by contrast, barely touch the bottom because they use bursts of low - voltage electricity to catch flatfish, particularly Dover sole.

The proposed end to «pulse trawling» — in which short bursts of electricity get flatfish out of the sediment and into nets — is a major disappointment to Dutch fishing companies, which have invested heavily in the technology; they claim it is less damaging to marine ecosystems than traditional bottom trawling and saves energy.

This is an artistic reconstruction of Isthminia panamensis, a new fossil dolphin from Panama, feeding on a flatfish.

These two flatfish now comprise 50 % of all fish discarded.

Bothus ocellatus, a species of warm - water flatfish, is remarkably adept at camouflaging itself.

Neurologist Vilayanur Ramachandran and his colleagues placed a flatfish in a tank with a variety of patterns on the bottom, including large polka dots, yellow beach sand, and coarse gravel, shown here left to right.

Close examination of these fossils yield clues that they are indeed early flatfishes.»

* The Ultimate Flounder Recipe Guide * Found in the southern coastal region of the United States, this saltwater flatfish is fished both for sport and for food.

The recent transformation of this ecosystem from one dominated by a diverse assemblage of rockfish, crabs, sea stars, anemones, sea cucumbers, flatfish, lingcod and more to one devoid of life except microbes has been stunning, wholly unexpected and downright scary.