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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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About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

1–100 m

Max size

60 cm

Max weight

2.93 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

15 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Pleuronectiformes

Family

Pleuronectidae

Where to find it

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Image: © Thomas Menut (CC-BY-NC) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC) · source