What’s the Difference?
Some of the fishes fishermen are used to catching is a flounder, a fluke and a flatfish. Just like other fishes, these animals have many similarities and differences:
For starters, a flounder and a fluke actually belong to the flatfish species. Basically, that means a fluke and a flounder is a type of flatfish. One similarity between a flounder and a fluke is their looks. They both look so flat that they are sometimes known as snow shoes. Another similarity is they’re both carnivores and feed on other fishes to survive
One difference between a flounder and a fluke is a fluke has teeth and a flounder doesn’t. Another differences is the time they come into the bay as the fluke comes to the bay to be caught during summertime while a flounder comes to the bay during fall and stays there until winter. In other words, they don’t like each other too much. Flukes are known to have a longer lifespan than flounders as they can live up to a maximum of 20 years while the latter has an average lifespan of 12 to 14 years. Flukes are also heavier as they weight between anywhere between 2 to 20 pounds while flounders weight between 1.5 to 5 pounds.
Perhaps, one of the most noticeable similarities is that flounders and flukes are both wide fishes. Perhaps, no matter how these fishes swim, they all taste great when they are caught. In addition, they can all be cooked in different ways. For example, in restaurants they broil the fishes then serve them alongside creamy spacesuit. Not bad vegetables. Of course, when you’re fishing these species, it all comes down to the fun you’re having. It’s a great feeling when you’re eating fishes that you personally caught.
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