Facts about Flounder
The Annual World Flounder Tramping Championships take place at Palnackie, Scotland, usually in the last week of July or first week in August.
The eggs and larvae are eaten by jellyfishes, ctenophores, shrimps, and fish, and young and newly settled flounders are eaten by crabs, shrimps, and fish (Grzimek et al.
Righteye flounders (Pleuronectidae) are found in the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, and some are occasionally in brackish water and rarely in freshwater (Nelson 1994).
The term flounder is not a formal taxonomic rank, but rather is the common name used for numerous species scattered over several families.
Flatfish have various common names, including flounder, sole, plaice, halibut, dab, and turbot.
Lefteye flounders (Bothidae) are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans (Nelson 1994).
Flounder sizes typically vary from five to fifteen inches, though they sometimes grow as large as three feet in length.
Some flounders have a remarkable ability to change the color and color patterns of their surfaces to match the patterns and colors of the backgrounds on which they lie (Grzimek et al.
Except for the spiny flounders (Psettodidae), flatfish lack spines in their fins; all of the fin rays are soft (Grzimek et al.
Juvenile and adult flounders are eaten by a variety of predatory fish, as well as birds, seals, and sea lions (Grzimek et al.
The name "France" comes from Latin Francia, which literally means "land of the Franks" or "Frankland."
Flounder are ambush predators and their feeding ground is the soft mud of the sea bottom, near bridge piles, docks, and other bottom encumbrances; they are sometimes found on bass grounds as well.