What is flounder? Detailed answer

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What is a flounder?

Almost all types of flounder are considered very valuable food. European halibut is generally considered one of the most delicious fish. The largest member of the flounder family is the halibut. After it turned out that the liver of this fish has fat with the highest content of vitamin A, and it also contains vitamin D, the halibut began to be specially hunted, and even special vessels were built for catching this particular fish.

But the most important of the commercial flounder fish remains the flounder itself, which lives off the coast of Europe. This fish has a characteristic coloration with red spots. Among more than 500 species of flounders, one can name large flatans, common halibuts, flatfishes, kosorots. They all have a flat, pancake-like body and can lie on the bottom or float on one side while both of their eyes are on top of the other side.

Once upon a time, flounders did not swim and did not lie on their side. They moved in a normal position, but as a result of this they became easy prey for their enemies. That is why, in order to survive, they began to swim and lie on their side, and thousands of years later all flounders became like that.

But there was another problem as well. Lying on one side meant that one eye would remain sunk in the mud and the mouth would remain in a position not too comfortable for eating. So for many thousands of years, these fish have been trying to twist their bottom eye out in order to see. And gradually the eye moved to the top of the head. It looks absolutely incredible that at the present time every flounder fish goes through all the stages of this process. After being born, she goes through all the stages of evolution during her own life - her eye really passes from one side of the head to the other and remains at the end.

Author: Likum A.

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