Winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus)

Scientific name: Pseudopleuronectes americanus Walbaum, 1792

Winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus)

The Winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Labrador, Canada to Georgia, USA.

Biology

Adults inhabit soft muddy to moderately hard bottoms. Feed predominantly in daytime on organisms living in, on or near the bottom; shrimps, amphipods, crabs, sea urchins and snails. Batch spawner.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
64.0
Depth range
5–143 m (16–469 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 5 - 143 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Labrador, Canada to Georgia, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: experimental; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.11-0.7(?); tm=2-3; tmax=10)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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