Fivespot Flounder

Body pale brownish, with 2 ocelli above and below lateral line and 1 ocellus on posterior third of straight section of lateral line. Teeth in upper jaw small and close-set. Gill rakers long and slender. Soft ray count of pectoral fin refers to that on ocular side (Ref 9774). Body with many ocelli (Ref. 559).

Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 68 - 76; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 53 - 57; Vertebrae: 35 - 36

Inhabits mud and sand bottoms of the continental shelf. Feeds on small benthic crustaceans and fishes.

Inhabits mud and sand bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 9774, 11230). Feeds on small benthic crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 9774). Marketed fresh and salt-dried (Ref. 9774).

fisheries: commercial