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title: "Sommerflunder"
description: "Paralichthys dentatus — Fische. The summer flounder or fluke (Paralichthys dentatus) is a marine flatfish that is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States and Canada."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/summer-flounder
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sommerflunder

> Paralichthys dentatus — Fische. The summer flounder or fluke (Paralichthys dentatus) is a marine flatfish that is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States and Canada.

- Scientific name: *Paralichthys dentatus*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 1838
- Wikidata: [Q2536162](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2536162)
- iNaturalist taxon: [53744](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53744)

## Names

- en: Summer Flounder
- de: Sommerflunder
- es: Falso halibut del Canadá
- fr: Cardeau d'été

## Countries with the most observations

US (1547)

## Summary

The summer flounder or fluke (Paralichthys dentatus) is a marine flatfish that is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States and Canada. It is especially abundant in waters from North Carolina to Massachusetts.
They have laterally-compressed bodies meaning that their body is flattened side-to-side. Covering the body are eye-like spots.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_flounder

## Photo

![Sommerflunder](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/summer-flounder/medium.jpg)

Photo: Conway Hawn · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221220320

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/summer-flounder?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).