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To open skin an animal, the body is placed on a flat surface. A cut is made from the anus to the lower lip, and up the legs of the animal. The skin is then opened and removed from the animal. [8] The final step is to scrape the excess fat and flesh from the inside of the skin with a blunt stone or bone tool. [9]
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Flounder tramping is a traditional method of catching flounder or other flat fish by wading in shallow water and standing on them. This method of fishing was used in the coastal waters and river estuaries of South West Scotland , particularly at Palnackie on the Solway, for centuries.
An adult flounder with both eyes migrated to its right, upward-facing side. Larval flounder are born with one eye on each side of their head, but as they grow from the larval to juvenile stage through metamorphosis, one eye migrates to the other side of the body. As a result, both eyes are then on the side which faces up.
The olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), bastard halibut or Korean halibut is a temperate marine species of large-tooth flounder native to the North-western Pacific Ocean. It is the highest valued finfish in the world, known to be excellent for aquaculture due to a rapid growth rate and popularity in Korea .
The summer flounder or fluke (Paralichthys dentatus) is a marine flatfish that is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States and Canada. It is especially abundant in waters from North Carolina to Massachusetts .
The yellowtail flounder is a wide flatfish with an ovoid body, about half as broad as it is long. [9] The name "yellowtail" comes from the distinctly yellowish color of its fins (including tail fin); the fish's upper side is reddish brown with irregular "rusty" spots, while the underside is white with a yellow caudal peduncle (area between body and tail).
Gulf flounder appear to prefer the ocean floor and camouflage against areas to stealthily strike their prey. This demersal species occurs in shallow depths within estuaries and coastal environments; it is most commonly found on the continental shelf at depths of 18–92 m, but has been collected to about 130 m. [1]