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Title: Planktonic Larval Stage Flatfish, Indonesia
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A larval flatfish (unidentified flounder: Bothidae) drifting in open water as part of the plankton before settling on the seabed as an adult. At this stage of life flatfish still have their eyes on opposite sides of their bodies. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea
- Bitung
- blackwater
- Indonesia
- larval flounder: Bothidae
- Lembeh Strait
- Molucca Sea
- North Sulawesi
- pelagic
- plankon
- South East Asia
- tropical
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