The more than 100 species of sole (family Soleidae) have a thin body with a downward curved mouth. National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers, Inc. The larger European plaice ( Pleuronectes platessa) reaches 3 ft (90 cm) in length and weighs about 20 lb (9 kg).Ī windowpane flounder ( Scophthalmus aquosus ) on the sea floor in the Gulf of Maine.
This reddish or brownish fish is found in the Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to the cold waters of Europe. The American plaice or rough dab ( Hippoglossoides platessoides) reaches a length of 2 ft (60 cm) and a weight of 4 lb (1.8 kg). For example, the common or winter flounder ( Pseudopleuronectes americanus), found in shallow coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean from Georgia to Labrador, reaches about 1 ft (30 cm) long. Some species of flatfish are considerably smaller. It is greenish brown and may reach a weight of about 440 lb (200 kg). The Pacific halibut ( Hippoglossus stenolepis) is somewhat smaller and slimmer than its Atlantic relative and is found on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. It is brown, dark green or blackish on the eyed side. This species may reach a length of about 7 ft (2.1 m) and a weight of 720 lb (325 kg). The halibut is especially prolific north of Scotland and in the northern North Sea. The largest flatfish is the Atlantic halibut ( Hippoglossus hippoglossus), which is found on the European and North American sides of the North Atlantic in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. both eyes are found on the right side of the head), although there are some left-sided species. The flatfish family Pleuronectidae includes mainly right-sided species (i.e.
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