Flounder (Flatfish) Facts: the ONE-SIDED FISH 🐟 Animal Fact Files

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Flounder are also known as flatfish. Flounder and flatfish are unique in that, as adults, they become one-sided fish! Their eyes shift to one side of their face! Learn more flounder facts and flatfish facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!
Scientific Name: Order - Pleuronectiformes
Range: Worldwide water systems
Habitat: Bottoms of waterways
Size: 1 inch - 7 feet (2.54cm-2.13m) long
Diet: Fish, crustaceans, cephalopods, and worms
Threats: Humans, other fish, birds, and mammals like sea lions
Life span: Varies by species
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@AnimalFactFiles Год назад

Our newer videos have less text on screen, fewer photos and more video, and better audio quality. Be sure to check one out! Here's our recommendation: Toadfish Facts - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-phIDN_SUQXU.html We're also on Patreon! If you enjoy these videos, and are able, please support us so we can continue to grow 👉 www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles

@blackbeans8096 3 года назад

ITS EVOLVING, just sidewards...

@justinmullings4749 2 года назад

the uranus fish

@bankasai3120 5 лет назад

I love how dedicated you guys are to the channel despite it's small size. It's always a pleasure to watch these videos.

@AnimalFactFiles 5 лет назад

Thank you so much! We're just happy there are people out there who enjoy it, too. =)

@Ninihalima 3 года назад

@@AnimalFactFiles I want fun fact about frogfish

@stolenn4me 4 года назад

if i was a young flatfish i would have panicked choosing the right side.

@AnimalFactFiles 4 года назад

#mood

@ornamenty-y 4 года назад

I like to call them “Ripoff Rays”.

@AnimalFactFiles 4 года назад

That's a great name! 🤣

@ornamenty-y 4 года назад

Thanks lol

@liliumjade 3 года назад

They are like us, we have so much hope and dreams as a kid and young flat fishes aspire to be a regular symmetrical fish and in the end, reality hits and our dreams get crushed as an adult and flat fishes are destined to fall to one side and look like a freak of nature.

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

I've come to embrace my freak of nature side at this point

@HostileLemons 4 года назад

The haven't finished evolving. Thos is a transition phase

@AnimalFactFiles 4 года назад

True. Technically, everything is evolving according to the theory of evolution. =)

@aetherslugstar1889 5 лет назад

Yay! I had a mini anxiety attack when you said my name. Lol. I had a pet flat fish, called a hog choker, a one point when I was kid. He was so weird.

@AnimalFactFiles 5 лет назад

Oh no! Hopefully it wasn't too jarring!!

@aetherslugstar1889 5 лет назад

@@AnimalFactFiles he never stayed on the bottom of the tank. He always suckered to the glass. I guess he thought he was a sucker fish.

@rudragirik745 2 года назад

Yay! Another great channel! Thanks for sharing about these cute fishies with me!

@AnimalFactFiles 2 года назад

Glad you like them!

@brittni129 2 года назад

Subscribed! What a great channel. This video was so thorough, thanks for the info!

@AnimalFactFiles 2 года назад

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for joining us!

@therevolutionwillnotbeyoutubed Год назад

How does the eye even travel like that?

@edntz Год назад

Flounder is my spirit animal. I just hide and hope nothing bad happens to me.

@jadenl629 2 года назад

WOW!! I have seen these fishes before and now I know what it's called! Thank you also for the information! Keep up the awesome effort!😋

@RebelScumJack Год назад

Thanks for the kool info! Godspeed and God bless!

@ash_1673 3 года назад

I'm here because of flats The flounder from SpongeBob

@Wulfxous Год назад

Least this flounder wouldn't kick ur butt

@anthonyquesada1999 4 года назад

Hey could you describe the niche of left eye flounder for me

@mnucuello Год назад

you deserve more subscribers

@croman718 5 лет назад

Pure pancake fish UwU

@Frethzel Год назад

Try to walk backwards forever your eyes slowly merge back to your ears.

@androart1817 Год назад

I was floating in the ocean as a child and was fishing up little shrimp with my hands by just feeling around and grabbed. And I managed to fish out a little baby dab.

@real2crazy 2 года назад

as its born, it swims normally, but when it gets older the eyes go on top of their heads and it swims on its side because evolution is weird, then the eye comes out and migrates

@Whitemoon379 3 года назад

Amazing facts

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

Thank you!

@paulina4918 3 месяца назад

I love them they are so cute

@ajcapellan88 Год назад

This fish is gonna kick my butt

@buddyprice7541 2 года назад

My favorite fish to catch!!!!!!!!

@mollyoxy 4 месяца назад

so that's why that one fish in spongebob looked weird😂

@archankumarmyana40 Год назад

Yeah I found a Baby Flounder in the wild... caught it with my pokeball. Now time to evolve it into a One-sided Flounder. 😐

@alexortiz9777 3 года назад

where the heck is the fish at 1:46?

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

Center frame towards the bottom

@t-rexstudioproductions781 5 месяцев назад

Flatfish When Evolution gone wrong

@Josh-zt8dw 2 года назад

What is the transitional fossil that you're speaking of?

@fubberpish3614 Год назад

Amphistium paradoxum, an early flatfish from the Middle Eocene

@shafiulismam5334 4 года назад

Richard Dawkins sent me here, 1991 Ri lectures simple-designed-designoid

@AnimalFactFiles 4 года назад

I just listened to the lecture. So awesome. Now I'm hooked on the whole series! His talk about eyes in the third episode was astounding.

@javierhillier4252 2 года назад

This fish decided to follow one of those life hacks to try and evolve into a ray

@AnimalFactFiles 2 года назад

xDDDDD Dare to be different!

@veenoable Год назад

Aint this guys tried to punch spongebob?

@AnimalFactFiles Год назад

That's correct!

@TaiyakiFerret 3 года назад

and you thought your teenage years were awkward..

@mekkellowder1767 2 года назад

When I was in Texas I saw some kind of flat fish swimming away from the bank I was fishing

@AnimalFactFiles 2 года назад

Oh that's a cool experience!

@mekkellowder1767 2 года назад

@@AnimalFactFiles It definitely was .. I attempted to catch it but it either wasn't interested in my bait or moved a little ways away ... Also I adore your work 💜 this channel is absolutely amazing

@BlueJourney2719 Год назад

Flats the flounder

@kurtanthonyguanlao8569 2 года назад

in my country we eat flatfishes it tastes slimey though

@vaporrerror7250 2 года назад

It's Flats the Flounder

@strangerrrrrrr 2 года назад

i can't comprehend

@steeleboy09 Год назад

Can they kick butts?

@BlueJourney2719 21 день назад

"I like to kick people's butts"

@Monke80s Год назад

Ah, yes. 2D fish

@oofityoof1144 5 лет назад

Looks like the claims those creationist made against Darwin fell, Flat.

@AnimalFactFiles 5 лет назад

They were really only looking at one side of the picture.

@dcagdigger312 3 года назад

Rekt 100

@salvadorreyes1337 3 года назад

Not really. The majority of the scientist decided that the fossil dated back millions of years. Dating something can be very inaccurate. The decision is just arbitrary and ideological. There were scientists that disagreed with Darwin. It turns out, that Darwin isn't God. Carbon dating is so inaccurate.

@turkeykillerex9509 3 года назад

@@salvadorreyes1337 i do believe carbon dating is not the only dating method not sure though

@R-BURQUENO 3 года назад

Explain the dinosaur bones with skin still on it 🤷

@dpptd30 10 месяцев назад

When God is drunk, and he made a fish.

@sofiathlm7947 2 года назад

Lmaoo there so funyyy

@smiles2054 4 года назад

They broke symmetry huh.....no wonder why I get OCD whenever I look at them.

@sanggumsumitradewi355 5 лет назад

Could you guys make a video about walruses

@AnimalFactFiles 5 лет назад

I love this idea! I have it on the list. Thanks! =)

@kurtbrayford6491 Год назад

well I caught 4 baby flat fish in fresh water today

@nicoazevedo3581 21 день назад

I always felt like they were great evidence for evolution. Just imagine god being like I’m bored let’s move its eye to the other side.

@Fr00stee 2 года назад

So they bite things sideways?

@fubberpish3614 Год назад

well, they dont really bite their food. they swallow it whole.

@fextattoos9318 2 года назад

Left or right down?!!!!

@peppitachips1764 4 года назад

Atlantic halibut is small compared to the pacific halibut

@cringusgoofysuchus Год назад

The atlantic hailbut is 2 meters and 300kg

@LindaMerchant-bq2hp 2 месяца назад

Theys Food fish❤❤❤❤

@fextattoos9318 2 года назад

Oh ok is methamorf

@widisobarna8437 2 года назад

🐟🐟

@rebelone1374 2 года назад

This Sounds Like Eric Dubay

@AnimalFactFiles 2 года назад

Can confirm we are not Eric Dubay

@kazuhamains 10 месяцев назад

In the Philippines we called it "Tampal puke" 🇵🇭

@pokewhy3146 Год назад

musa fish

@datbouldrawlinun8183 Год назад

It’s in a 2D world

@nasapeepo721 Год назад

Came here because of Animal Crossing. This fish is so weird.

@impact0r 4 года назад

Three creationists disliked the video.

@vortexsupernovapersonal7801 3 года назад

Probably one of them was the one who commented here saying Evolution is a fairy tale mythology lmao.

@purrrbot 3 года назад

Like if you're here because of ACNH

@allbunsglazing Год назад

Almost thumbs down for not saying "unflounded" at the end. Seriously man, take a look at yourself.

@Bola_toh_Hyper_hokar_Bola 7 месяцев назад

Fun Fact Flat fishes live in water, not in FLAT 🏢. Flat fishes don't pay FLAT Tax for being Flat. Flat fishes never saw FLATbush, Brooklyn. Flat fishes never get FLATulence. Flat fishes never eat FLATbreads. Flat fishes never are FLATlanders. Flat fishes cannot be FLATtered. Flat fishes don't get FLATtened seeing beautiful women. . Flat fishes have gills like Punjabi gills. 😊😊😊

@ucuttmyballz2210 Год назад

😩😫😩 ughh he had to say crustaceans barnacles I can't stand those things they are so fugly

@malhamahalqubra373 11 месяцев назад

In islam was told story about this fish. In the story of prophet Moses.

@harlantaylor92 4 года назад

I love how all science now has to try so hard to relate everything yo evolution with - proof

@randomcomment2177 4 года назад

Ignoring the massive scientific proof that evolution is real just because they haven't found the transition fossils of a single species yet (at one time, there was no species with evolutionary proof, but that changed radically with the simple fact of investigating it) tells me how ignorant you are, but you need stop being an ignorant to realize that... well... not your fault I guess, asking you to understand this would be too much to ask after all.

@codycrossman 3 года назад

So annoying when people say "on accident." 😄 I know it's now technically correct, but just say accidentally or by accident.

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

Amazing how language changes over time! I didn't know about this one!

@Torchandfire 3 года назад

My least favorite Pokémon in real life Disgusting

@_Medusa. 3 года назад

Why is it disgusting?

@aisyahalyaa7983 3 года назад

here because of BTS in the soop

@domesticcat5069 10 месяцев назад

🗨️📺

@DesertVox 3 года назад

Nice 'evolution' fairy tale mythology as an intro to everything. It obviates the need to attribute intelligent design to a designer.

@spatrk6634 Год назад

why would anything intelligent design something like this abomination

@just_a_guy9688 6 месяцев назад

@@spatrk6634 because the big G's an eldritch being beyond human comprehension!

@R-BURQUENO 3 года назад

HAVE TO BRING DARWIN IN IT HUH?? IT'S CALLED DARWIN'S "THEORY" FOR A REASON

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

"Theory" in scientific terms does not equate to the everyday usage of the word theory. A scientific theory is one that has been tested multiple times and verified using the scientific method. For all intents and purposes when something is labeled as a theory it is considered truth unless disproven through repeated testing using the scientific method and new evidence. Some other scientific theories include the theory of gravitation and the theory of relativity. You're welcome to believe your own truth, though. That's part of the will of humans 😊 Hope you have a wonderful day.

@salvadorreyes1337 3 года назад

The fossil was dated on a arbitrary basis. When you date something now, geologists, zoologist, and even climatologists, have to agree with you and come to a conclusion. Carbon dating is way off and has been debunked numerous times. It all comes down to what their opinion and if its reasonable. So relying on Darwinism is just an ideological opinion.