European Flounder (Platichthys flesus)

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Platichthys flesus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

European Flounder

Also known as: Bot, Flounder, Fluke, Baltic Flounder, Butt, Mud Flounder, North Atlantic Flounder

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Pleuronectiformes

Family

Pleuronectidae

Where to find it

common

Slovenia

occasional

Netherlands

Other species in Pleuronectidae

Microstomus kitt

Microstomus kitt

Lemon Sole

Pleuronectes platessa

Pleuronectes platessa

European Plaice

Limanda limanda

Limanda limanda

Common Dab

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