Starry+Flounder

I picked the Starry Flounder as my choice of fish for our Point Defiance zoo field trip. I found the Starry flounder interesting, it has a migrating eye and it swims upright with an eye at the top of its head. The starry flounder has stripes across his dorsal and anal fins. (//Platichthys stellatus)// They are found in the Northern pacific mostly; however, they can range from Japan to Canada and mainly all over the western coast of the United States. They like to lay on the sand of the ocean or upstream rivers and they have very thin bodies when they are swimming vertical, while they are horizontal the eye of the Starry Flounder moves to the top of his head.

They have a very intriguing diet, they eat many invertebrates, plankton and larvae. they use their thin bodies as Camouflage on the sandy floors to hide and catch predators and they lose color as they lay there, which helps them blend into their environment.

For more Information look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starry_flounder

By:Derrick Reid

Edited by: Derrick Reid.