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Paralichthys lethostigma. D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1884. 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 ...
The Gulf flounder is a flatfish that swims on its side. Their two eyes look upward when swimming. They have sharp teeth, two eyes on their left side, and a white side opposite. Paralichthys albigutta is widely distributed in the Gulf of Mexico and a portion of the western North Atlantic. Adults are found in a variety of habitats, but generally ...
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. Male Platichthys have been found up to 130 km (80 mi) off the coast of northern Sardinia, sometimes ...
The short WRC season will run Sept. 1-2 and Sept. 7-8, with a limit of one fish per day with a minimum size of 15 inches. The new temporary rules replace the original plan to have a two-week ...
The southern flounder is the most common flounder species found in North Carolina's coastal waters. Other flounder species are the summer and the gulf flounder.
The southern flounders or armless flounders are a small family, Achiropsettidae, of flounders found in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters. There are four genera , each with one species. The bodies of southern flounders are greatly compressed, with both eyes on the left side of their heads.
Southern flounder is part of a North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission stock rebuilding plan to preserve the struggling fishery. The plan started with a quota split 70% to 30% between ...
The Gulf Stream flounder is a lefteyed flatfish whose mouth that lies about adjacent to its eyes. The defining characteristic of the Gulf Stream flounder is its large scales, which number about 40 on its lateral line. The left pectoral fin is noticeably longer than the right side pectoral fin. The pelvic fins are of equal size in female members ...