Summer flounder

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Summer flounder (fluke)

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Paralichthys
Species:
P. dentatus
Binomial name
Paralichthys dentatus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms

Pleuronectes dentatus Linnaeus, 1766

The summer flounder or fluke (Paralichthys dentatus) is a

marine flatfish that is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States and Canada. It is especially abundant in waters from North Carolina to Massachusetts.[2]

Description

Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus,

crabs
. While primarily considered a bottom fish, they are rapid swimmers over short distances and can become very aggressive, feeding actively at mid-depths, even chasing prey to the surface.

Habitat

The summer flounder has a

estuaries, canals
, and creeks where they will stay until autumn or even early winter.

Commercial fishing, angling, and food quality

Commercial methods for summer flounder typically include trawling. Recreational fishing is typically done while drifting in a boat or casting from shore using a wide variety of methods which include live or cut baits on a bottom rig, artificial lures, or weighted jigs tipped with strip baits. It is considered an excellent food fish with firm, mild-tasting white meat.

Management

The summer flounder is often considered to be, by far, the most important

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
of 2006.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council provides management of the summer flounder species. The management of summer flounder is established between the U.S.-Canadian border to North Carolina's southern border. Due to summer flounder migrating between federal and state waters, the management council works in conjunction with the Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).

References

  • International Game Fish Association, Species Identification (2003)
  • The Audubon Society, Field Guide To North American Fishes (1983), Knopf
  • Gulf of Maine Research Institute; www.gmri.org
  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154983A4683028.en
    . Downloaded on 21 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Ceoe.udel.edu". udel.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13.
  3. S2CID 21655160
    . Retrieved 2020-07-03.
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