FLOUNDER, or Flatfish

a common and well-known flatfish found at the mouths of rivers and along the coast. It varies in size from very small--five to the pound-to five pounds each. The spring and summer are the principal market seasons. The flesh is excellent--the fish being often skinned, filleted and served as "sole."

The Common or Winter Flounder, is the variety generally known under the title of "Flounder," but there are numerous other types, prominent among them being the Dab, the Four-Spotted flounder and the California flounder.