Range and Identity
Paralichthys lethostigma is the Southern Flounder identified in this entry. It should remain separate from other coastal flounders when comparing catches and size records. Adult females grow larger than males in the Texas account.
Habitat and Behavior
Young enter bays and use shallow grassy areas, while larger fish occupy estuarine and coastal bottom habitat. Adults feed mainly on fishes, with shrimp and crabs also taken. Texas describes fall movement from bays toward Gulf spawning water, followed by the return of young.
Food and Life History
The upper references are eighty-three centimeters total length and 9.3 kilograms. Larvae begin upright with an eye on each side, then develop the left-side-up adult form. Live shrimp or mud minnows presented slowly near bottom match documented fishing methods.
Field Note
Keep the presentation close to the bottom while accounting for cover. Soft-plastic jigs can work over open substrate, while vegetation may call for a shallower-running lure that avoids constant fouling.
All Lakes With Southern Flounder
Browse all lakes and reservoirs with confirmed Southern Flounder records in our database, listed alphabetically.
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- Big Lake Cameron, LA
- Big Mar Plaquemines, LA
- Caillou Lake Terrebonne, LA
- Grand Lake Cameron, LA
- Lake Arthur Cameron, LA
- Lake Boudreaux Terrebonne, LA
- Lake Cataouatche St. Charles, LA
- Lake Lery Plaquemines, LA
- Lake Mechant Terrebonne, LA
- Lake Pontchartrain St. Tammany, LA
- Lake Saint Catherine Orleans, LA
- Lake Salvador St. Charles, LA
- Lake Shelby Baldwin, AL
- White Lake Vermilion, LA