Many people might not realize that flounder, the summer (fluke) or winter varieties, don’t lie on their bellies but actually lie on their right or left side depending on the species. Upon meeting him at the dock and seeing the fish, I was immediately certain of two things – it was indeed a winter flounder but it was backwards, having the eyes on the wrong side of its head! ![]() The call came in at about five o’clock from a commercial dragger working along the 10-fathom contour off Point Pleasant who had picked up a flatfish that looked like a winter flounder except, according to the captain, “it’s all turned around.” Could I identify it? I was intrigued. If something just does not look right about that fluke, there’s probably science behind it. An 11-pound fluke with an impressive set of teeth and a touch of ambicoloration.
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