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skimmer > Juvenile winter flounder Pleuronectes americanus The right-eyed flounders are named because their left eye migrates to the "right" side of their body. As fry, they swim like any other fish...so it is more accurate to say that flatfish really swim on their side.
skimmer > Adult Winter Flounder Pleuronectus americanus Flounders are "right-eyed" flatfish whose left eye migrated to the "right" side of the body. Although their left side remains white, chromatophores on their right side are adaptations for cryptic camouflage.
skimmer > Unlike flukes which are true predators, flounders have a much smaller jaw and mainly eat shrimp, worms and mussels.
skimmer > Juvenile winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus 2"length. Eel grass beds serve as nursery grounds, providing a rich source of food and substrates to which it can rapidly camouflage with.
Winter flounder
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Winter flounder
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