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European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

Classification

The European flounder (Platichthys flesus) is a flatfish of European coastal waters from the White Sea in the north to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in the south. It has been introduced into the United States and Canada accidentally through transport in ballast water. It is caught and used for human consumption.

Distribution

Peter van der Sluijs · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Belgium · 22,899Netherlands · 2,951United Kingdom · 1,398France · 932Germany · 543Spain · 120Italy · 12