yellowtail flounder
noun
: a flounder (Limanda ferruginea) of the western Atlantic that is brownish above with rusty spots and yellow in front of the tail fin
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Particularly good choices are gray sole, lemon sole, winter flounder and yellowtail flounder on the US East Coast; and petrale sole, rex sole and rock sole on the West Coast.
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Janelle Davis, CNN, 25 May 2022
As the decade progressed, the fishery did just that--and as NMFS scientists warned of declining stocks of cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder, the council dithered.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Janelle Davis, CNN, 25 May 2022
As the decade progressed, the fishery did just that--and as NMFS scientists warned of declining stocks of cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder, the council dithered.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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“Yellowtail flounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellowtail%20flounder. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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