The+deep+Starry+land+of+the+Flounder

A wonderous starry flounder traveling in the ocean not a human knowing what is to make of this beautiful fish. This fish is a very populated species with several different families to it. The starry flounder, or //Platichthys stellatus//, it is a very common flat fish that is usually found in the Northern Pacific. The Flounder has a variety of colors like black, brown, green, orange/white, ...etc this being on the Dosal or Anal fin. The Fish has tiny star shaped scales (hence the name of the fish) that are rough looking and feeling as well. The top or "eyed side" they say, is usually a dark brown or black and the lower part of the fish is going to be a cream color. Flounders are nomally to be called right eyed flounders but the flounders can have their eye either on the left or right side. Flounders tend to live closer to shore where they eat both fresh and salt water fish. They dont really swim but they tend to glide using there dorsal and anal fin to help move them. As babies they eat planktonic algae and crustceans but as they matue they soon will feed on larger animals and other fish. Flounders don't start off swimming on there side as babies they swim like a normal fish and as they grow they will start to tilt sideways and make their home on the bottom land. They breed, feed and live on the bottom shallow floors of the ocean and fresh water shallows as well. They are and abundant of food source around the world especially for Japan, Korea, Aluetian Islands to Alaska, Canada and other parts of the United States.

By Aubrie