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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. Female flounders have a maximum observed age of 17 years, while male flounders have a maximum ...
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 ...
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 ...
Here are some tips on fishing for summer flounder this spring. Gannett. Dave Monti. May 31, 2024 at 5:17 AM ... Forward fishing news and photos to dmontifish@verizon.net or visit noflukefishing.com.
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).
Business Insider asked chefs to pick the best and worst seafood dishes to order at a restaurant. They said fluke is an underrated fish, and deep-fried calamari may lack flavor. The chefs suggested ...
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]
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] The Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side. A small number of species in Pleuronectidae can also ...