Are all NZ flounder right facing?

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    Posted: 08 Jan 2025 at 1:23pm
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Might seem like a strange question, but watching a U tube video on flounder filleting, I found their cuts didn't work for our flounder. I then discovered that there are both left-facing and right-facing flounder.
So ours are right-facing here in Taranaki? Has anyone seen a left-facing flounder in NZ?



Right-facing means when laid flat, mouth is on the right with gill slit below the mouth.
Left-facing means mouth is on the left with the gill slit below the mouth.


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Apparently no left facing flattes in New Zealand .
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apparently we do  but they both got big long names that I aint even going to try and spell  ( google it )Big smile

and anyhow  we do need to be careful because some of these right eyed flounders will identify as being left eyed flounders regardless of actual physiology . Im thinkin they would probly  only eat seaweed too,  and thusly maybe a bit skinny and not be to everyone's taste....................................LOL
I wish I was young again .... Id be heaps smarter than this time
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