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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]
Common Name Scientific Name Image Native Non-Native Notes Pacific Lamprey: Lampetra tridentata: River Lamprey: Lampetra ayresl: Pit-Klamath Brook Lamprey: Lampetra lethophaga
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.
California halibut typically weighs 6 to 30 pounds (3 to 23 kg), with the largest reported weighing 72 pounds (32.7 kg). It is rare, but they can grow up to 60 inches (1.52 m), [2] and their average length is 12 to 24 inches (30 to 61 cm). [7]
The fourspot flounder is most often taken commercially by fishing trawlers.Due to its small size and lack of abundance inshore it is not prized or even well known by recreational anglers who may often mistake this flounder for its relative the Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus, as it shares a similar offshore range, appearance, and feeding habits.
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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.
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]