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Wide-eyed flounder

In Dive.Explo360: Mediterranean · Northeast Atlantic · Atlantic Ocean

When resting on sand, the Wide-eyed flounder almost completely disappears from view. Its mobile eyes barely emerge while its body matches the seabed colours. This inconspicuous hunter waits patiently before catching fish, shrimps or other small passing prey.

Habitat de Wide-eyed flounder Habitat
Sand, Gravel, Maerl
Profondeur de Wide-eyed flounder Depth
10-70 m
Groupe biologique de Wide-eyed flounder Group
Benthic fish
Rôle écologique de Wide-eyed flounder Role
Predator

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

The Wide-eyed flounder is a flatfish with a very flattened, almost oval body. Both eyes, on the same side, are supported by short mobile stalks, giving it a very distinctive gaze. Its colour varies with the seabed, from beige to brown, often marked with irregular spots enhancing camouflage. Its fins broadly border its body and help blur its outline when resting on sand.

WHERE DOES IT LIVE?

It mainly lives on soft seabeds such as sand or detrital areas, from shallow water down to several tens of metres. It spends most of its time motionless on the bottom, sometimes partly buried.

WHAT DOES IT EAT?

It is a predator feeding on small fish, crustaceans and bottom-dwelling invertebrates. It hunts by ambush, darting out suddenly to catch prey.

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