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Smallmouth Flounder

Atlantic Angel Shark Distribution

SURVEY CATCH DISTRIBUTION

Smallmouth Flounder - Etropus microstomus

*Information from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection*

Smallmouth flounder

Species Information

Size

up to 5 in

Habitat, biology, and fisheries

Found in coastal waters and channels on sandy or muddy bottoms in water temperatures between 50 and 75 degrees F.  They spawn near the shore, and are important prey for other fishes.

Distribution

Atlantic coast from Cape Cod to Florida and Caribbean islands; in Gulf of Mexico from west Florida to Rio Grande, Mexico.