Flounder

Platichthys flesus

The European flounder is a flatfish of European coastal waters from the White Sea in the north to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in the south. It has been introduced into the United States and Canada accidentally through transport in ballast water. It is caught and used for human consumption.

Scientific name

Platichthys flesus

Family

Pleuronectidae

IUCN status

LC