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title: "Solha-das-pedras"
description: "Platichthys flesus — Peixes. The European flounder (Platichthys flesus) is a flatfish of European coastal waters from the White Sea in the north to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in the south."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/european-flounder
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Solha-das-pedras

> Platichthys flesus — Peixes. The European flounder (Platichthys flesus) is a flatfish of European coastal waters from the White Sea in the north to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in the south.

- Scientific name: *Platichthys flesus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1284
- Wikidata: [Q214034](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214034)
- iNaturalist taxon: [109631](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/109631)

## Names

- en: European Flounder
- de: Flunder
- es: Platija Europea
- fr: Flet d'Europe
- nl: Bot
- pt: Solha-das-pedras
- pl: Stornia

## Countries with the most observations

GB (183), DK (133), DE (75), NL (62), FR (55), NO (39), SE (29), PL (28), IT (23), RU (23), IE (21), IS (14)

## Summary

The European flounder (Platichthys flesus) is a flatfish of European coastal waters from the White Sea in the north to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in the south. It has been introduced into the United States and Canada accidentally through transport in ballast water. It is caught and used for human consumption.
The European flounder is oval in shape and is usually right-eyed. It normally grows about 30 cm in length, although lengths of up to 60 cm have been recorded. The upper surface is usually dull brown or olive in colour with reddish spots and brown blotches and this fish can change colour to suit its background…

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

## Photo

![Solha-das-pedras](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-flounder/medium.jpg)

Photo: Steffen Burkhardt · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/394970566

## Machine access

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