European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

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The European flounder (Platichthys flesus) 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 USA and Canada accidentally through transport in ballast water. It is caught and used for human consumption.

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  1. (c) bathyporeia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/81858878@N00/9045723036/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platichthys_flesus

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