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Paralichthys californicus (California Halibut)
Scientific name: Paralichthys californicus

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Pleuronectiformes → Family Paralichthyidae → Genus Paralichthys

Common name: California Halibut
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishFlatfishes

Can be either right- or left-sided; either eye can move to the other side as the juvenile grows.

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Paralichthys californicus (California Halibut)
Paralichthys californicus (California Halibut)
Paralichthys californicus (California Halibut)
Paralichthys californicus (California Halibut)
Paralichthys californicus (California Halibut)
Paralichthys californicus (California Halibut)
Paralichthys californicus (California Halibut)
With diver for scale
Paralichthys californicus (California Halibut)
Paralichthys californicus (California Halibut)
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