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Juvenile righteye flounder camouflaged against the shallow estuary bottom near Glasgow Creek.

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Juvenile righteye flounder camouflaged against the shallow estuary bottom near Glasgow Creek.

Righteye Flounders

A juvenile righteye flounder was photographed on the rocky creek bed of the estuary at low tide. Flatfishes undergo one of the strangest transformations among local fishes: during development, one eye migrates across the head so the juvenile can live flattened against the seafloor.

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