Spotted flounder
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit soft bottoms from the coastline to about 300 m depth, but rarely caught at depths greater than 200 m . They feed on small fish and crustaceans .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Spotted flounder is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Spotted flounder is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 300 m . Subtropical; - 23°S south to 23°S; also in the Mediterranean.
🌿 Ecology
small fish and crustaceans (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Atlantic Spotted Flounder · Spotted flounder |
| 🏳️Catalan | palaia |
| 🌍CES | platušice jazykovitá |
| 🌍ELL | Κιθαροζαγκέτα |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | välimerenkampela |
| 🇫🇷French | Cithare · Feuille · fausse limande |
| 🌍HEB | קתרוס גדול-קשקש |
| 🇮🇹Italian | lilnguattol · linguattola |
| 🌍MLT | Ingwata ta' l-iskwami · Lingwata · Lingwata ta' l-iskwami · Lingwata tal-qxur kbar |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | grootschubbige griet |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Carta-de-bico |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Крупночешуйная цитара |
| 🌍SLV | Morski jezik |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pelua · Solleta |
| 🌍SQI | paroshja |
| 🌍TUR | kancaagiz pisi baligi |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citharus macrolepidotus | Bloch | 1787 | Synonym |
| Eucitharus linguatula | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Pleuronectes citharus | Spinola | 1807 | Synonym |
| Pleuronectes linguatula | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Pleuronectes macrolepidotus | Bloch | 1787 | Synonym |
| Pleuronectes patarachia | Nardo | 1847 | Heterotypic |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 696 records indexed .
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