Flounder
Flounder is a group of flatfish species. They are demersal fish, found at the bottom of oceans around the world; some species will also enter estuaries.
Biology[edit]
The name 'flounder' is used for several only distantly related species, though all are in the suborder Pleuronectidae (families Achiropsettidae, Bothidae, Pleuronectidae, Paralichthyidae, and Samaridae). Some of the better known species that are important in fisheries are:
- Western Atlantic
- Gulf flounder – Paralichthys albigutta
- Southern flounder – Paralichthys lethostigma
- Summer flounder (also known as fluke) – Paralichthys dentatus
- Northern Atlantic
- European flounder – Platichthys flesus
- Witch flounder – Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
- Western Pacific
- Olive flounder – Paralichthys olivaceus
Characteristics[edit]
Flounders are a group of flatfish species. They are demersal fish, found at the bottom of oceans around the world; some species will also enter estuaries.
The name 'flounder' is used for several only distantly related species, though all are in the suborder Pleuronectidae (families Achiropsettidae, Bothidae, Pleuronectidae, Paralichthyidae, and Samaridae). Some of the better known species that are important in fisheries are:
- Western Atlantic
- Gulf flounder – Paralichthys albigutta
- Southern flounder – Paralichthys lethostigma
- Summer flounder (also known as fluke) – Paralichthys dentatus
- Northern Atlantic
- European flounder – Platichthys flesus
- Witch flounder – Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
- Western Pacific
- Olive flounder – Paralichthys olivaceus
See also[edit]
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Pseudopleuronectes americanus
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Flounder in Hawaii
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