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Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae Platichthys stellatus (Starry Flounder)
Illustration	Meristics	Life History	ELH Descr.	Distribution	Footnotes
More information for this taxon at: LarvalBase | FishBase | Univ. Washington Data

BONY PARTS (min-mode-max)

Vertebrae		Gill Rakers and Branchiostegal Rays
Total	341 - 36 - 38	Upper Gill Rakers	02 - 3 - 5
Precaudal	10 - 11 - 12	Lower Gill Rakers	6 - 8 - 10
Caudal	231 - 25 - 26	Branchiostegal Rays	7 - 7 - 7

FIN COUNTS (min-mode-max)

Fin (position)	Spines	Rays	Caudal Fin Counts
Pelvic (Thoracic)	0 - 0 - 0	5 - 6 - 6	Caudal Upper Secondary	X - X - X
Dorsal	0 - 0 - 0	52 - 59 - 68	Caudal Upper Principal	7 - 7 - 7
Pectoral	NA	9 - 10 - 12	Caudal Lower Principal	8 - 8 - 9
Anal	0 - 0 - 0	36 - 42 - 51	Caudal Lower Secondary	X - X - X

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