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🇨🇦 Canada and 4 moreAtlantic halibut The world's largest flatfish, found in the North Atlantic.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves 🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreWinter flounder Right-eyed flatfish of the western North Atlantic coast.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves

EuropeCommon dab Small flatfish of the North Sea sandy bottomsFlatfish · Coasts and shelves · 1758

EuropeEuropean flounder A right-eyed flatfish found in European coastal waters and rivers.Flatfish · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreYellowtail flounder A flatfish species found in the western North Atlantic, known for its yellow fins and vulnerable conservation status.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves · 1835

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreHalibut Large flatfish species prized for food and sport in northern oceans.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Atlantic halibut: Vsevolod Rudyi, CC BY 4.0, source
Common dab: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
European flounder: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Yellowtail flounder: Eviolite, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Halibut: Unknown author, Public domain, source

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