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Winter Flounder-land
December 7, 2020
TAS Anne Byford took this photo of a winter flounder captured during an Atlantic sea scallop survey in 2010.
Photo: Anne Byford
Winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) are darker than the other flounder. Like summer flounder, they can change color to match the underlying ocean floor. Winter flounder can live up to 15 years. They can reach a maximum size of 64 cm and 3.6 kg, with the average being 31-38 cm and 0.7-0.9 kg. Winter flounder eat mostly small invertebrates, like polychaetes and shrimp and some small fishes. They are preyed upon by cod, skates, goosefish, and spiny dogfish.Read the blog post
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Winter Flounder-land
Hiding in plain sight!
“confused” flounder
“Small flatfish larvae sorted out from the trawl.”