Summer flounder
| Summer flounder (fluke) | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Paralichthyidae |
| Genus: | Paralichthys |
| Species: | P. dentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.