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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 European flounder (Platichthys flesus) is a flatfish of European coastal waters from the White Sea in the north to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in the south. It has been introduced into the United States and Canada accidentally through transport in ballast water.
Platichthys is a genus of flatfish native to the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. Despite being in the family Pleuronectidae (popularly known as righteye flounders), all four species in the genus Platichthys are often "lefteyed", i.e. they lie on the sea bottom on their right side, with both eyes on the left side.
Pleuronectidae, also known as righteye flounders, are a family of flounders.They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides. [1]
Large-tooth flounders or sand flounders are a family, Paralichthyidae, of flounders. [1] [2] The family contains 14 genera with a total of about 110 species.They lie on the sea bed on their right side; both eyes are always on the left side of the head, while the Pleuronectidae usually (but not always) have their eyes on the right side of the head.
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 with heavy encrustations of various species of barnacle .
The plate fish (Bothus lunatus) is a flounder in the genus Bothus, found in the warmer parts of the Atlantic including the Caribbean.Its typical habitat is sandy plains near coral reefs and it is able to change its colouring to make it well-camouflaged in this environment.
Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of flounders.They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides. [1]
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