i Among the extraordinary changes by which, during growth, the form or l position of important organs are i affected, one of the most curious l occurs in flat-fish—halibut, turbot, i plaice, soles and all fish which swim - on the side. When hatched and for some time afterwards, these fish swim > in the normal way, and have the eves . i in the usual places, one on each side, i But as they grow, and live more on r the bottom of the water, they swim i in the horizontal position which they assume during rest, and the eye on the , lower side gradually moves round to t the side turned to the light.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20509, 10 January 1935, Page 5
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