Rock Gunnel

Rock Gunnel

Pholis gunnellus

Size
to 12"

Description:
Very slippery, hence the name. Found in coastal waters and inlets, near shore.

gunnel
Herb Segars Photography

Winter Flounder

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

to 25" and 8 lbs.
usually much smaller

Profile by
Paul G. Scarlett,
Principal Fisheries Biologist
Bureau of Marine Fisheries

Common Name:
Winter Flounder,
also called Flounder, Blackback, Black
Flounder, Georges Bank Flounder, Lemon
Sole, Sole, Flatfish, Rough Flounder, and Mud Dab