Tama fish is also called flounder, which is the collective name for the bony fishes of the order Plaiceiformes. The body is very flat on the sides, oblong, oval or long tongue-shaped, with a maximum body length of up to 5M. The body of the adult fish is asymmetrical, both eyes are located on the left or right side of the head, the mouth is slightly protruding, and there are no fin spines.

Widely distributed in warm and hot waters of all oceans, it mainly feeds on benthic invertebrates and fish. There are many species, with more than 540 species in the world and 120 species native to China. The main categories include sole, sole, sole, tongue sole, etc., which are commercial fish.

One of the most striking features of the flounder is that its eyes are completely on one side of the head; another feature is its body color. The side with eyes (the top when resting) is colored, but there are no eyes below. One side is white. Other features include elongated backs along the dorsal and ventral edges.

Extended information:

It lives on the sandy bottom of shallow seas and preys on small fish and shrimps. They are particularly adapted to a benthic life on the seabed. Because of their flat bodies. The eyes are on the upward side of the body, and the color on this side matches well with the surrounding environment;

The downward side of their bodies is white. Flounder has extremely fine scales on its body surface. Flounder has only one dorsal fin, which extends from the head almost to the tail fin. They mainly live in temperate waters and are important economic fish in temperate waters.