summer flounder
noun
: a greenish-brown white-spotted flounder (Paralichthys dentatus of the family Paralichthyidae) that occurs along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. from Maine to Florida and is used for food
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Fluke is the Northeast name for northern flounder, sometimes referred to as summer flounder.
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Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 27 June 2024
That underwater world of green life, sand, and shells is a shelter for a richly biodiverse chain of life, including white fish, anchovies, seahorses, black sea bass juveniles, American eel, Atlantic croaker, summer flounder.
—Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
Black seabass, scup, summer flounder to name a few.
—Capt. John McMurray, Field & Stream, 10 Feb. 2020
Meanwhile, species such as black sea bass, longfin inshore squid, and summer flounder, once rare this far north, have arrived in abundance.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
These coolers formed a distribution point for guests who would collect meals of striped bass, black sea bass, summer flounder, blackfish, and more.
—Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2019
Black sea bass and summer flounder, once common in the southeast, had moved into the waters off Massachusetts, where local fishing boats could take but a scant few.
—Craig Welch, National Geographic, 14 June 2018
Pinsky said other species, such as summer flounder, also are projected to shift north.
—Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 18 May 2018
Commercial boats based in North Carolina used to spend a day at sea catching valuable summer flounder, returning home at night.
—National Geographic, 8 Mar. 2018
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Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 27 June 2024
That underwater world of green life, sand, and shells is a shelter for a richly biodiverse chain of life, including white fish, anchovies, seahorses, black sea bass juveniles, American eel, Atlantic croaker, summer flounder.
—Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
Black seabass, scup, summer flounder to name a few.
—Capt. John McMurray, Field & Stream, 10 Feb. 2020
Meanwhile, species such as black sea bass, longfin inshore squid, and summer flounder, once rare this far north, have arrived in abundance.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
These coolers formed a distribution point for guests who would collect meals of striped bass, black sea bass, summer flounder, blackfish, and more.
—Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2019
Black sea bass and summer flounder, once common in the southeast, had moved into the waters off Massachusetts, where local fishing boats could take but a scant few.
—Craig Welch, National Geographic, 14 June 2018
Pinsky said other species, such as summer flounder, also are projected to shift north.
—Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 18 May 2018
Commercial boats based in North Carolina used to spend a day at sea catching valuable summer flounder, returning home at night.
—National Geographic, 8 Mar. 2018
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“Summer flounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer%20flounder. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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