Paralichthys lethostigma
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P. lethostigma
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| Paralichthys lethostigma D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1884
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The southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) is a species of large-tooth flounders native to the eastern and gulf coasts of the United States. It is a popular sports fish and is the largest and most commercially valuable flounder in the western North Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.[1] Its range is North Carolina to the Yucatan Peninsula.[2] It is a "left-eyed flounder", meaning the left side is pigmented and is the "up side".[3] The body color is brown with diffuse, unocellated spots and blotches.[1]
See also
- Southern flounder, a family of species known as "southern flounders"
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paralichthys lethostigma Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Species reports
- ↑ Southern flounder South Carolina Department of Natural Resources species descriptions
- ↑ Flounder Texas Parks and Wildlife Department species descriptions
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