fourspot flounder

Hippoglossina oblonga

Paralichthyid Fish Reaching Forty Nine Centimeters

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Medium
Temperate fish

Hippoglossina oblonga (the fourspot flounder, American fourspot flounder or simply four-spot), is a flatfish and member of the large-tooth flounder family Paralichthyidae. This species has been placed in the genus Paralichthys by some authorities.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Hippoglossina
Water type: Marine