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A flounder's diet consists mainly of fish spawn, crustaceans, polychaetes and small fish. Flounder typically grow to a length of 22–60 centimeters (8.7–23.6 in), and as large as 95 centimeters (37 in). Their width is about half their length.
The average summer flounder reaches sexual maturity at 2 years and weighs 1 to 3 pounds, typically 15 to 20 inches in length, though they may grow as large as 26 pounds and live up to 20 years with females making up the largest and oldest specimens.
The Gulf flounder (Paralichthys albigutta) is a species of saltwater flounder. ... (FWRI 2010) with all mature by 2 years and size at 50% maturity is 35–38 cm TL ...
Paralichthys lethostigma, the southern flounder, is a species of large-tooth flounder native to the East Coast of the United States and the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is a popular sport fish and is the largest and most commercially valuable flounder in the western North Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. [ 2 ]
The average size of the Bay whiff is 15 cm and the maximum recorded length is 20 cm. The lateral line is straight along the body. ... The Gulf Stream flounder, C ...
The winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus), also known as the black back, ... reaching a maximum size around 61 cm in length and 2.25 kg in weight.
The females grow faster, with mature size being 16–20 cm long, but they grow to 23–24 cm by age two. By age of three, female sand flounders grow to an average size of 30 cm. The average life span of flounder is three to four years. [13] This equates to being able to have two years of spawning.
The European flounder (Platichthys flesus) ... This is because it has a large population size and extensive range, and is common in nearly all parts of its range.