We may be talking about different fish, but the ones I see are brown above and
white below and look just like the flatfish drawing on pg 235 of the NAS Field
Guide. I've never really seen the eyes.

Cliff Drake

Kelly Mcallister wrote:

> On Sun, 27 Jun 1999, Cliff Drake wrote:
>
> > I'm not a fish expert, but I know the fish you mean. I've asked the fish and
> > wildlife guys about them and they use the terms flatfish, sole and flounder
> > interchangably.
>
> Maybe you're right Cliff. The "pretty wide at or just behind the head and
> tapering quickly to the base of the tail" seems a little off for sole or
> flounder though. They are actually widest at mid-body and taper gradually
> in both directions. They do turn 90 degrees and travel along the vertical
> surfaces of concrete walls though, so that fits.
>
> Kelly McAllister