Pseudopleuronectes americanus Winter Flounder

Pseudopleuronectes americanus is commonly referred to as Winter Flounder. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17702 

AphiaID:

158885 

Scientific:

Pseudopleuronectes americanus 

German:

Winterflunder 

English:

Winter Flounder 

Category:

Flounders & Soles 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Pleuronectidae (Family) > Pseudopleuronectes (Genus) > americanus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Walbaum, ), 1792 

Occurrence:

Canada Western Atlantic, Gulf of Maine, North-West-Atlantic, USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

5 - 143 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Estuaries (river mouths), Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

10.63" - 25.2" (27,4cm - 64cm) 

Weight:

3.6 kg 

Temperature:

0,7 °F - 13,1 °F (0,7°C - 13,1°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrate eggs, Predatory, Schrimps, Sea urchins, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Pseudopleuronectes americanus
  Winterflunder
• Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini
• Pseudopleuronectes obscurus
• Pseudopleuronectes schrenki
• Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-09-05 13:00:18 

Last edit:

2025-09-05 13:14:13 

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