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FISH SPECIES
| Flounder (paralichthys
albigutta): The flounders are much larger flatfishes, including the
fluke ( Paralichthys ), the halibut ( Hippoglossus ), the dab (
Limanda ), and the plaice ( Pleuronectes ). The smooth flounder is
found on muddy bottoms in cold, shallow northern waters. The
southern, or winter, flounder ( Pseudopleuronectes americanus ) is
an important food and game fish, taken in large numbers by trawlers.
Like other flounders it migrates in winter to deeper waters to
breed. It belongs to the righteye flounder family, Pleuronectidae.
Similar is the summer flounder ( Paralichthys dentatus ), of the
lefteye flounder family, Bothidae, called fluke by fishermen, common
from Maine to the Carolinas. The starry flounder, more brightly
colored than its drab relatives, is a common Pacific species found
from mid-California N to Alaska and W to Asia. Flounders feed on
worms, crustaceans, and other small bottom invertebrates. Source: Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Copyright (c) 2009.
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