Paralichthodidae

peppered flounder

Paralichthodes algoensis

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The peppered flounder (Paralichthodes algoensis) is a species of flatfish in the monotypic family Paralichthodidae and the only species in the monotypic genus Paralichthodes. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy and muddy bottoms in subtropical waters, at depths of up to 100 metres (330 ft). Its native habitat is the south-eastern Atlantic and the western Indian Ocean, specifically the African coastline from Mossel Bay, South Africa, to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique.