Three families constitute the dozen or so flatfish species we have seen so far in the Marshall Islands. These fish have all evolved to lie on the bottom on their sides, and over time the eye on the down side has migrated around to the top, putting both eyes on the same side of the fish. One of the characters used to distinguish the families is whether the fishes' left side or right side is on top.
Aseraggodes species appear to be difficult to identify positively without a specimen in hand.
One other species reported from the Marshalls but apparently not seen by us (link to Fishbase):
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