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1,147 fish so far, best known first. 16 more are on the list to be written.

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🇨🇦 Canada and 4 moreAtlantic halibut The world's largest flatfish, found in the North Atlantic.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSummer flounder A predatory flatfish of the US Atlantic coast.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves EuropeBrill A slender flatfish found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves

EuropeCommon sole A prized flatfish from the Atlantic and Mediterranean seabeds.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves

🇨🇦 Canada and 3 moreGreenland halibut Deep-water flatfish of the northern oceansFlatfish · Open ocean

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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
Summer flounder: Arturodomiao, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Sole: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Greenland halibut: Unknown author, Public domain, source

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