Fluke
Platichthys flesus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Pleuronectidae
- Genus
- Platichthys
Where to Find
Found in 19 diving areas across 8 countries and 1 regions.
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 2 records
- Istria Peninsula, Croatia - 27 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 22 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 22 records
- Bornholm, Denmark - 36743 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 12174 records
- Corsica, France - 2 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 2 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 11 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 7 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 14 records
- Baltic Coast, Sweden - 856 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 12000 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 12 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 229 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 36 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 101 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 87 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 13 records