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The shape of a flounder?
Flatfish are exactly what they sound like: fish with thin, oval or diamond-shaped bodies that are lie flat on the seafloor. ... Well-known commercial ...
What does a flounder eat?
Larval and post-larval flounder feed on zooplankton (tiny floating animals) and small crustaceans. Juveniles eat crustaceans and fish. Adults are oppo...
How do flounder move?
Flounder tend to be lazy fish and during migration they move using tidal currents. During out going currents they will use the current to help them sw...
Is a flounder a predator or prey?
The flounder is an ambush predator that lies motionless on the ocean or sea floor, blending in with the environmental surroundings, and then quickly s...
What class do the flounders belong to?
What are flounders classified as?Where do flounders come from?Are flounders and halibut the same?What is a type of flatfish?Are flounders bilateral?W...
How big are flounder?
Flounder typically grow to a length of 22–60 centimeters (8.7–23.6 in), and as large as 95 centimeters (37 in). Their width is about half their length...
Is a flounder an invertebrate or vertebrate?
Maine lobster and Gulf shrimp are invertebrates (crustaceans); Atlantic Mako shark is a vertebrate, although sharks have no bones, only a cartilage sk...
What is the natural predator of the Flounder?
The flounder is an ambush predator that lies motionless on the ocean or sea floor, blending in with the environmental surroundings, and then quickly s...
Do flounder live in saltwater or freshwater?
These fish, which include salmon, eels, red drum, striped bass and flounder, can live or survive in wide ranges of salinity, varying from fresh to bra...