Winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 5–143 m.
Scientific name: Pseudopleuronectes americanus · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 64 cm
The winter flounder is a demersal pleuronectid whose adults inhabit soft muddy to moderately hard bottoms, feeding predominantly in daytime on organisms living in, on or near the bottom, such as shrimps, amphipods, crabs, sea urchins and snails; it is a batch spawner. It is recorded from 5 to 143 m. Its range is the western Atlantic, from Labrador to Georgia. Maximum length is about 64 cm total length, and it can live 14 years, maturing at about 26.8 cm. It is a commercial species, an experimental aquaculture species and a gamefish, with a very high price category. Fishing vulnerability is low to moderate at 34 of 100 and resilience low, and climate vulnerability is high at 62 of 100. IUCN lists it as vulnerable.
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