Cortez flounder

The Cortez flounder lives in the demersal, brackish, marine, depth range - 44 m environment.

Paralichthys aestuarius: The Cortez Halibut, or Cortez Flounder, has a pale uniform chocolate brown appearance. Its head is slender and pointed and its characteristic tail is small, short, and wide with a blunt point. More

Common names

Cardeau alabate in French (français)
Cortez flounder in English
Cortez halibut in English
Flounder in English
Halibut in English
Lenguado in sp
Lenguado alabato in Spanish (español)
Lenguado cuatrojos in Spanish (español)
lenguado de Cortés in Spanish (español)
河口牙鮃 in Mandarin Chinese
河口牙鲆 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Pleuronectiformes
Family : Paralichthyidae
Genus : Paralichthys
Species : Paralichthys aestuarius
Authority : Gilbert and Scofield, 1898