Winter flounder
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| Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum, 1792) |
The winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, (also known as black back) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is native to coastal waters of the western north Atlantic coast, from Labrador, Canada to Georgia, United States. In the waters from Newfoundland down through Maryland it is the most common flounder. It grows up to 64 cm in length and 3.6 kg in weight.
It spends the summer off shore in deeper waters, and winters in shallow coastal estuaries rivers and bays.
Winter flounders are highly regarded for their delicious white meat. They are related to lemon sole.
[edit] References
- "Pseudopleuronectes americanus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
