How to Use flatfish in a Sentence

flatfish

noun
  • Look out for other flatfish such as Dover sole or flounder.
    — Rochelle Bilow, Bon Appetit, 4 May 2018
  • Local flatfish, such as sole, sand dabs and flounder, tend to be lean and are more difficult.
    — SFChronicle.com, 27 Sep. 2020
  • From the family of right-eyed flounders, halibut is the largest type of flatfish and often weighs hundreds of pounds.
    — Jeanmarie Brownson, charlotteobserver, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Fishing continued for cod, flatfish, pollock and more in the Bering Sea.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2021
  • In the scallop fishery in the Irish Sea, use of Pisces lights reduced bycatch of haddock by 47% and flatfish by 25% with no effects on the take of scallops.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2021
  • By comparing these sequences to those of other fish, Little found that the billfishes’ closest kin are the flatfish and jacks.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2010
  • Live mullet or killifish are by far the best bait but a jig tipped with shrimp and worked slowly along bottom also catches some of these tasty flatfish.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The closure during the heart of the fall flounder run will have a negative economic impact on guides who depend on the flatfish for income.
    — Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 23 May 2020
  • The reds and flatfish are already in the spillways and diversion, Carter said, but the trout don’t typically show up until early October.
    — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Fisheries also are still underway for Alaska pollock, flatfish, scallops and much more in both regions, along with a food and bait herring fishery near Dutch Harbor.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2020
  • Chef Dang uses whole fluke, an easy-to-manage flatfish that abounds with sweet-flavored, pure-white flesh that contrasts wonderfully with the crackly fried exterior.
    — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 28 July 2017
  • Alain Hamel is credited with catching the giant flatfish, which was pulled through the ice after a two-and-a-half hour battle.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Feb. 2026
  • They are called flounder houses after the species of flatfish, which like all flatfish have both eyes on one side of the head instead of an eye on both sides.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • For the right diners, this will be an exciting chance to learn about flatfish anatomy.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • There’s anew press release out about a fossil flatfish called Heteronectes, which is oddly half-committed.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2012

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