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The summer flounder has a range in the western Atlantic from Nova Scotia to Florida, [2] possibly farther south where the summer flounder may mix and be confused with its close relative the southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) which lacks the eye-like spots of the summer flounder.
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]
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 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 23 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), and as large as 95 centimeters (37 in). Their width is about half their length.
“Summer flounder [fluke], black sea bass and squid. “Fluke reports are starting to pick up with mostly smaller fish being caught locally and a few bigger fish being caught at the island," O ...
N.C. Marine Fisheries announced the recreational flounder season will not open this year “in order to preserve the southern flounder resource."
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.
The state's flounder fishery has been struggling for years, with stocks severely depleted due to overfishing and discards in other fisheries. Flounder fallout: With the 2024 NC recreational season ...
Paralichthys albigutta D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Gulf flounder) Paralichthys brasiliensis (Ranzani, 1842) (Brazilian flounder) Paralichthys californicus (Ayres, 1859) (California flounder) Paralichthys delfini Pequeño & Plaza, 1987; Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Summer flounder) Paralichthys fernandezianus Steindachner, 1903