Flounder
Description: body color brown, its shade depending
on color of bottom, with numerous spots and blotches; 3 prominent
eye-like spots forming a triangle; one spot on lateral line, one above,
one below; numerous white spots scattered over body and fins (albigutta,
white-spotted); strong canine-like teeth; caudal fin in shape of wedge,
its tip in the middle.
Similar Fish: southern flounder, P. lethostigma
(no eye-like spots; color pattern is key to distinguishing the two
species).
Where found: INSHORE on sandy or mud bottoms,
often ranging into tidal creeks; occasionally caught on NEARSHORE
rocky reefs.
Size: common to 2 pounds, generally smaller than
southern flounder.