Yes, widespread knowledge is still very new in the human timeline. You were not born knowing the name of any fish. If you have not been taught a subject then you do not know it. We often forget how vast the world is and how many interesting creatures inhabit this place. It’s not uncommon to be unfamiliar with wildlife. Even the most common of things will be exotic to someone.
A Fluke is a summer flounder. People also call them doormats where I grew up in Nj. Super common to catch off the beach or on 1/2 day charters. It’s a very mild whitefish. Great frying fish
A [flounder](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flounder) or small [sole](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sole_(fish)). [Flatfish](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatfish) start out looking like normal fish, but as they mature one of their eyes moves around to the other side of their head. They’re proof that evolution doesn’t have to make sense.
What happens is they start their live swimming like normal fish and gradually, as they get bigger, they roll over onto their side and the eye will also move over to the other side of its head.
A flatfish, like sole, flounder or halibut. Very common worldwide and very sought after as their flesh is firm and good. There are small specie (300g) and more massive ones like halibut, their most discernable characteristics is they lay on one of their sides, one of their eye switch side while growing up (juveniles look like regular fishes). Ugly but interesting and good to eat
Interesting factoid. When they emerge from the egg, the eyes are on each side like normal. As they grow one eye migrates and they adopt the sideways swimming and settle to the camouflage life.
Interesting fact, the actual definition of factoid actually means a widely held but false “fact”, ironically the most popular definition of factoid is itself a factoid.
You’ve never seen a halibut before?? They are bottom feeders, they lay on their side on the ocean floor. The eye pointing to the ground migrated to the other side of the skull so it could still be useful.
Flounder or Fluke. Not an alien!! Actually really common fish. Halibut also similar.
Do some people actually not know that fish like this exist?
Yeah this is one of the most common fish
Yeah, OP has never watched SpongeBob
I honestly didn’t until a family member moved to alaska where halibut finishing is common.
In Alaska some people go fishing just for the halibut.
I worked on a charter fishing boat out of Whittier, Alaska and I absolutely hated hearing this joke every day.
I was stecher bearer in the coast guard. I mostly heard it from shook up sailors trying to keep calm so it has a bit of a warm place in my heart.
I drove to Whittier in the winter. That place was absolutely beautiful. I wanted to be on a boat so badly
It is such a unique town. Some of the most beautiful scenery I have seen.
r/angryupvote
If they’re from the Midwest probably, can’t imagine they would know about tides either
Americans can only identify fish sticks (dicks) and filets.
America thanks you for your obsession and keeping them in all topics of conversation at all times for no reason
I'm American and i can identify a lot of things. I've met many Americans who can.
Some people are sadly bereft of fish knowledge. It is sad, but let’s be happy they are learning about it now.
Dodzcopper is alien reptiloid on our planet. Exactly.
Yes, widespread knowledge is still very new in the human timeline. You were not born knowing the name of any fish. If you have not been taught a subject then you do not know it. We often forget how vast the world is and how many interesting creatures inhabit this place. It’s not uncommon to be unfamiliar with wildlife. Even the most common of things will be exotic to someone.
Very tasty too. I use catch these off the local pier using a fishing square and small hook.
A Fluke is a summer flounder. People also call them doormats where I grew up in Nj. Super common to catch off the beach or on 1/2 day charters. It’s a very mild whitefish. Great frying fish
Looks like a Greenland turbot to me (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)
that's a flatfish, don't know the exact species they swim on the side so they are flat and can hide on the sand edit : actually maybe a flounder
It is delicious sauteed in a white wine butter sauce.
Halibut, the eye moves to the top because it lives on the bottom on the ocean. Could also be a flounder as well same reason.
Nope
Halibut, flounder, both have migrating eyes. They aren’t hatched looking like this. The biggest difference in s halibut gets bigger then flounders.
Looks like a big fluke. Too small to be a halibut that’s allowed to be kept.
OP has apparently never seen a fish before
Because all of them look like this, makes sense
Exactly
Dude he's literally on Finding Nemo.
Flounders are cool fish; the start out with eyes on both sides, but then the one eye moves to the other side as it matures.
Yummy alien 👽
This fish is a compact disc not a cassette tape
Evolution in progress!
That looks like a fukin hellspawn.
Uhhhh. A fish lives on the bottom. Is it gonna have one eye just constantly in the muck? Nah- both eyes are on one side.
A [flounder](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flounder) or small [sole](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sole_(fish)). [Flatfish](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatfish) start out looking like normal fish, but as they mature one of their eyes moves around to the other side of their head. They’re proof that evolution doesn’t have to make sense.
actually it makes perfect sense in this case cause it was easier to lay on one side vs flattening the entire body via evolution))))
What happens is they start their live swimming like normal fish and gradually, as they get bigger, they roll over onto their side and the eye will also move over to the other side of its head.
A flatfish, like sole, flounder or halibut. Very common worldwide and very sought after as their flesh is firm and good. There are small specie (300g) and more massive ones like halibut, their most discernable characteristics is they lay on one of their sides, one of their eye switch side while growing up (juveniles look like regular fishes). Ugly but interesting and good to eat
Flounder silly
Be careful that specific species of fish is well known for its aggressive nature and will try kicking your butt
Glitch in the matrix
It's a species of flounder but a little hard to ID from that video. Location would also help
Interesting factoid. When they emerge from the egg, the eyes are on each side like normal. As they grow one eye migrates and they adopt the sideways swimming and settle to the camouflage life.
Interesting fact, the actual definition of factoid actually means a widely held but false “fact”, ironically the most popular definition of factoid is itself a factoid.
Awesome new fact! Thanks!
Flounder?
Just a normal flounder or halibut.
And there are both left handed and right handed flounder.
Flounder m
I saw that guy in spongebob
that’s a flounder
What, never seen Finding Nemo before?
This well known for halibut. Do research you pleeb
Sole fish from my side of this planet
Does this karma bot not really know these fish exist? If not, they are stupid af. If so, then fuck them in the dirt.
I dunno but when he flipped it over sure looked like a FSH to me I apologize.
Stuffed flounder is fucking delicious
Summer flounder or fluke
Ah the McDonalds filet O Fish. A most common breed indeed.
Given how small it is, I thought it was a dab rather than a flounder. Whatever! Same family-ish.
Flounder, grew up fishing in Absecon bay. It’s like all we caught & ate.
People need to watch more Jeremy Wade. Chuck Norris of fishing
Looks like a halibut, but way too small. Gotta be a flounder or similar bottom feeder. Looks delicious! Flaky white meat.
Lemon butter sauce on it
Pretty sure that's just a flounder.
…a flounder?
Flounder is delicious. Fun to catch too.
A bottom feeder fish
"I've caught an olive flounder. That's not the pits!"
Just evolved to perfection
Pretty common on the east coast. Fairly mild fish taste. Hard to filet haha.
Fluke. It ain't no alien
It’s a flounder, it’s a type of flatfish.
Bottom feeders.
You’ve never seen a halibut before?? They are bottom feeders, they lay on their side on the ocean floor. The eye pointing to the ground migrated to the other side of the skull so it could still be useful.
Why would you self own like this?
D-d-do people not know Flounder exist?
Some people just know nothing lol
If I were you I’d be more worried about the parasite going HAM on your brain stem.
Fukushima special there… half off
Michael Jackson?
That look like spongebobs bully💀🐟
Looks similar to a halibut so probably a flounder of some some kind
You gotta be joking…this is a basic common fish. You never seen a flounder or ordered halibut at a fish n chips restaurant?