Image Gallery: Flatfishes

As their name implies, flatfishes have depressed bodies.  As adults, these fishes are bottom dwellers that have both eyes on the same side of the body.  Worldwide, there are over 500 species in 9 families.

Black Sole from Cudgera Creek Black Sole from Cudgera Creek
Flowery Flounder, Bothus mancus Flowery Flounder, Bothus mancus
Flowery Flounder eating a Hairtail Blenny Flowery Flounder eating a Hairtail Blenny
Largetooth Flounder, Pseudorhombus arsius Largetooth Flounder, Pseudorhombus arsius
Head of a Largetooth Flounder Head of a Largetooth Flounder
Leopard Flounder in Red Rock Estuary Leopard Flounder in Red Rock Estuary
Leopard Flounder, Bothus pantherinus Leopard Flounder, Bothus pantherinus
Larval Pelican Flounder Larval Pelican Flounder
Pelican Flounder, cleared and stained Pelican Flounder, cleared and stained
Pelican Flounder swimming Pelican Flounder swimming
Pelican Flounder larva, Chascanopsetta sp. Pelican Flounder larva, Chascanopsetta sp.
Peppered Sole, Aseraggodes sp. Peppered Sole, Aseraggodes sp.
Seven Pelvic Ray Flounder, Engyprosopon septempes Seven Pelvic Ray Flounder, Engyprosopon septempes
Larval Seven Pelvic Ray Flounders Larval Seven Pelvic Ray Flounders
Head of a Smallhead Sole Head of a Smallhead Sole
A Smallhead Sole at Camp Cove A Smallhead Sole at Camp Cove
Eyes of a Smalltooth Flounder Eyes of a Smalltooth Flounder
Smalltooth Flounder, Pseudorhombus jenynsii Smalltooth Flounder, Pseudorhombus jenynsii
4 mm larval sole Aseraggodes sp. 4 mm larval sole Aseraggodes sp.
11.6 mm larval sole, Aseraggodes sp. 11.6 mm larval sole, Aseraggodes sp.