Flounder (Flatfish) Facts: the ONE-SIDED FISH 🐟 Animal Fact Files

Flounder are also known as flatfish. Flounder and flatfish are unique in that, as adults, they become one-sided fish! Their eyes shift to one side of their face! Learn more flounder facts and flatfish facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Order - Pleuronectiformes
Range: Worldwide water systems
Habitat: Bottoms of waterways
Size: 1 inch - 7 feet (2.54cm-2.13m) long
Diet: Fish, crustaceans, cephalopods, and worms
Threats: Humans, other fish, birds, and mammals like sea lions
Life span: Varies by species

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Image and Video Credits:
Bruce and Tammy Swart -    • Flounder on Waterlemon Cay  
Paul Dirks -    • Hot Rod Flounder  
necidiver -    • Flounder changing colors Bonaire Marc...  
Elias Levy - https://www.flickr.com/photos/elevy/1...
prilfish - https://www.flickr.com/photos/silkeba... https://www.flickr.com/photos/silkeba...
NOAA Photo Library - https://www.flickr.com/photos/noaapho... https://www.flickr.com/photos/noaapho...
Laszlo Ilyes - https://www.flickr.com/photos/laszlo-...
Jarrett Hines - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jhines/...
Shannon Badiee - https://www.flickr.com/photos/thetopa...
Ron Caswell - https://www.flickr.com/photos/roncasu...
James St. John - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeol...
zsispeo - https://www.flickr.com/photos/zsispeo...
Carson - https://www.flickr.com/photos/cveldst...
Aleksi Pihkanen - https://www.flickr.com/photos/aleksip...
Fred von Lohmann - https://www.flickr.com/photos/vonlohm...
Rickard Zerpe - https://www.flickr.com/photos/krokodi...
Eric Kilby - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ekilby/...
Joi Ito - https://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/515...
Roban Kramer - https://www.flickr.com/photos/robanhk...
Bernard DUPONT - https://www.flickr.com/photos/bernied...
Izuzuki - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Appaloosa - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Hans Hillewaert - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleuron...
Shuhari - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Opencage.info - http://opencage.info/pics/large_17621...
Nudibranch Marine Discovery Productions (Peter van Rodijnen); Stichting Natuurbeelden - https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/806161
digifishmusic - https://freesound.org/people/digifish...

Research Credits:
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