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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I appreciate that information. However, flounders themselves are not bilaterally symmetrical. I have caught many dozens of them and it's pretty easy to tell that they are not.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Flounders are born symmetrical; eye migration happens as they transition to the juvenile stage of growth.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago

Oh, I know. It's very interesting. But when people imagine a flounder, they generally don't imagine a juvenile unless juvenile has been specified.

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Isn't it referring to during development? Like as they're forming, they are bilateral? I haven't taken developmental biology in many years, so I'm maybe wrong.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago

They're only bilateral when they're very young. And even then, everyone is just focusing on the eyes. The body of the fish is also not exactly bilateral. Just fillet a flounder of any age (or watch a video on it) and you'll see.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They are born (or hatch too lazy to look up) and their eyes move later once they get larger.

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah. I just wasn't sure at what point things are considered to be bilateral or otherwise.

I thought it may have been during the development process, but can't remember.