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Gulf Flounder caught at Fort DeSoto Park Gulf Flounder
Description:
The gulf flounder grows to 15 inches in length and is common to 2 (More) Gulf Flounder
Description:
The gulf flounder grows to 15 inches in length and is common to 2 pounds. It is a left-eye flounder, thus it lies on its right side, and at metamorphosis, the right eye migrates to the left side of the head. Body color is brown overall, and can vary in shade depending on the color of the substratum. There are numerous splotches and spots on the upper surface of the body, with 3 ocellated (eye-like) spots prominent: 2 are posterior to the pectoral fin, and 1 is located inside the base of the tail. Together, these form a triangle on the body surface. Teeth are strong and canine-like. The blindside is white or dusky.
Habitat:
Typical habitat for the gulf flounder is in sand or mud bottoms of estuaries and coastal waters in depths less than 70 fathoms. It is often found in nearshore reef areas.
Similar Species:
The gulf flounder is sometimes confused with the southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma. The two are easily distinguished based on the much smaller size of the gulf flounder, which grows only to 15 inches. Additionally, the gulf flounder has 3 distinct spots: 2 vertically placed posterior to the pectoral fins, and 1 placed inside the base of the tail.
Range:
The gulf flounder occurs from North Carolina south through Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to Texas. Its range overlaps with that of the southern flounder.
Flatfishes such as flounders are unlike most other fishes in that they begin life as bilateral animals, swimming similarly to other fishes. However, toward the end of the larval period, flatfishes settle to the bottom and take up a cryptic, somewhat sedentary lifestyle, lying on one side of the body, and swimming on the other. Metamorphosis to the juvenile stage involves complex modification of the skeletal structure of the head, and rearrangement of the nervous system and muscle tissues. Additionally, the eye on the side which faces the substratum (termed the blind-side eye) begins to migrate to the upper side of the body. (Less)
Gulf Flounder caught at Fort DeSoto Park Gulf Flounder Description: The gulf flounder grows to 15 inches in length and is common to 2 (More) Gulf Flounder Description: The gulf flounder grows to 15 inches in length and is common to 2 pounds. It is a left-eye flounder, thus it lies on its right side, and at metamorphosis, the right eye migrates to the left side of the head. Body color is brown overall, and can vary in shade depending on the color of the substratum. There are numerous splotches and spots on the upper surface of the body, with 3 ocellated (eye-like) spots prominent: 2 are posterior to the pectoral fin, and 1 is located inside the base of the tail. Together, these form a triangle on the body surface. Teeth are strong and canine-like. The blindside is white or dusky. Habitat: Typical habitat for the gulf flounder is in sand or mud bottoms of estuaries and coastal waters in depths less than 70 fathoms. It is often found in nearshore reef areas. Similar Species: The gulf flounder is sometimes confused with the southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma. The two are easily distinguished based on the much smaller size of the gulf flounder, which grows only to 15 inches. Additionally, the gulf flounder has 3 distinct spots: 2 vertically placed posterior to the pectoral fins, and 1 placed inside the base of the tail. Range: The gulf flounder occurs from North Carolina south through Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to Texas. Its range overlaps with that of the southern flounder. Flatfishes such as flounders are unlike most other fishes in that they begin life as bilateral animals, swimming similarly to other fishes. However, toward the end of the larval period, flatfishes settle to the bottom and take up a cryptic, somewhat sedentary lifestyle, lying on one side of the body, and swimming on the other. Metamorphosis to the juvenile stage involves complex modification of the skeletal structure of the head, and rearrangement of the nervous system and muscle tissues. Additionally, the eye on the side which faces the substratum (termed the blind-side eye) begins to migrate to the upper side of the body. (Less)
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