The difference between turbot, flounder, Halibut and partial mouth fish

Flatfish, also known as flounder, is a general term for bony fish, flounder, Halibut, and flounder are all subordinate to flounder. Turbot, flounder and Halibut are all flounder, but vice versa, let's take a look at the difference between them!

Turbot fish

The turbot is a fish of the genus Paralichthys olivaceae, commonly known as the European flounder, known as the European flounder in China. In the natural sea area, the adult fish can grow up to 75 cm, with a long oval, oval or long tongue shape. The eyes of the young fish are on both sides of the body, and the adult body is asymmetrical. One eye gradually to the left or right, both eyes are located on the left or right side of the head, and the mouth is slightly protruding. The fin generally has no fin spine, dorsal fin and anal fin base length. Connected to or not connected to the caudal fin, the eyes are on the upward side of the body, the color of this side matches well with the surrounding environment, the downward side of the body is white, and there are very fine scales on the surface of the body.

Flounder

Flounder, also known as flatfish, bony fishes, flounder fishes, very laterally flattened, oval, oval, or tongue-shaped, with a maximum body length of 5 meters, asymmetry between the left and right sides of the adult body, both eyes on the left or right side of the head, mouth slightly protruding, fins generally without fin spines, dorsal fin and anal fin base length, connected to or not connected to the caudal fin, widely distributed in the warm waters of the oceans. Mainly feed on benthic invertebrates and fish.

Halibut

Halibut is a flounder fish, living on the sandy seafloor in the shallow sea, preying on small fish and shrimp, fresh Halibut, the fish body is tea-brown, the color of the pattern changes with the environment, Halibut dies out of the water and cannot be fed. He has to live in temperate waters. It is an important economic fish in temperate waters.

Partial mouth fish

The partial mouth fish is also called high-eyed flounder, the body is long oval, the side is flat, the caudal stalk is narrow and long, both eyes are located on the right side of the head, the upper eye is located on the midline of the head quilt, the mouth is large, anterior, left and right symmetrical, the eye side is mostly weakly guided scales, sometimes mixed with round scales, the eye side is covered with round scales, the lateral line is almost linear, the dorsal fin starts from the eyeless side, the pectoral fin on the eye side is longer, and the caudal fin is truncated. Generally, the length is about 20 centimeters and the weight is about 200 grams.