Species guide
How to catch Roughscale flounder
Pseudorhombus oligodon
saltwaterParalichthyidae
The roughscale flounder is a small flatfish with a short and deep body shape. It lives along muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental shelf. This species mainly hunts small bottom-dwelling fishes.
Where they live
Found in saltwater Pacific regions on muddy and sandy continental shelf bottoms between 30 and 40 meters deep.
Typical size
Up to about 30 cm
What they eat
- small demersal fishes
Best baits
- small fish chunks
- shrimp
Best lures
- soft plastic paddletails
- small jigs
How to fish for them
- bottom fishing
- drift fishing
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