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Characteristics and living habits of flounder

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Both eyes of the flounder are on the left side of the head. The eye side is dark brown and covered with comb scales; the eye side is white and covered with round scales. The mouth is large, and the clefts on both sides are equal in length. Each of the upper and lower jaws has a row of large canines.


Offshore warm water bottom fish. The eyes of the larvae are symmetrical and undergo metamorphosis during development, with the right eye turning to the left. After metamorphosis is completed, it sinks to the bottom of the sea, often lying on its side and lurking in the sand. The body length is generally 250 to 500 mm, with the larger ones reaching about 700 mm. Take short distance group swims according to the season. The production is larger in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea. Distributed in the western North Pacific. It is produced all along the coast of our country.

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