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Winter Flounder
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
1,534 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 1,534 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Summer FlounderParalichthys dentatus
Smooth FlounderLiopsetta putnami
Windowpane FlounderScophthalmus aquosus
Yellowtail flounderMyzopsetta ferruginea
American PlaiceHippoglossoides platessoides
Tropical HalibutPsettodes erumei
Winter SkateLeucoraja ocellata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 91,445 |
|---|---|
| Quebec | 19,582 |
| United States | 11,144 |
| Maine | 5,528 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1,880 |
| Massachusetts | 1,853 |
| New York | 1,669 |
| New Jersey | 915 |
| Rhode Island | 424 |
| Nova Scotia | 293 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Jacks, Flounders, Barracudas, and Allies · Carangiformes |
| Family | Righteye Flounders · Pleuronectidae |
| Genus | Pseudopleuronectes |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Winter Flounder with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.