Winter Flounder
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
A flat seafloor hunter with both eyes facing up.
Winter Flounder hide in bottom sediment with their eyes exposed. Their dark upper surface helps them blend into the seafloor while they search for small prey.
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- 3 copies
Ready-to-play deck
Drop Off Deck
Includes 3 cards featuring Winter Flounder.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- Northwest Atlantic estuaries and continental shelf waters, from Canada to North Carolina.
- Favorite foods
- Small bottom animals, including shrimp, clams, and worms.
- Size check
- Can grow longer than 2 ft (60 cm)
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
- 1
Newly hatched larvae have an eye on each side.
- 2
Adults move into bays and estuaries to spawn in winter and spring.
- 3
Their underside is white.
- 4
They hunt by sight during daylight.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
Its left eye moves to the right side as it changes from a larva into a juvenile.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Look for an oval, flattened body with two eyes on its right side.
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