[NatureNS] species ID of "flatfish?"

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Dusan I've asked reliable sources but as today=0Ais Sunday I might not get =
an answer til latter in the week.=0AThese flatfish are common around the Gu=
lf of St Lawrence.=0AWe would see them when fishing smelts through the ice.=
=0ANever bothered them - smelts were better to eat or so=0Awe thought. I've=
 seen Great Blue Herons and Loons feeding=0Aon them often. but the GBH were=
 in the summer so might be a different species.=0AWill let you know if I ge=
t the answer=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Saturday, March 15, 2014 2:40:46 PM, Dusa=
n Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:=0A  =0AYesterday, while waiting f=
or the ferry at the Bras d=E2=80=99Or Lakes=E2=80=99 Little =0APassage, I w=
as impressed by the 20 =E2=80=93 40 cormorants fishing and frequently =0Aca=
tching. All the caught fish looked to be the same species. About 30 cm in =
=0Alength, quite silvery, and very round when seen from the side. A ferry c=
rew =0Amember called them =E2=80=9Cflatfish.=E2=80=9D=C2=A0  =0A=0AThe path=
 of the ferry was the only open water around, as the nearby portion =0Aof t=
he lake was frozen solid. The cormorants were quite habituated to the =0Aba=
ck-and-fro movement of the ferry. The ones sitting on the edge of the ice =
=0Abarely moved when the ferry went by, and the ones swimming avoided it by=
 mere =0Afeet. A bald eagle and some mergansers were also present but less =
active than =0Athe cormorants. What a show! Does anyone know the proper sci=
entific name of =0A=E2=80=9Cflatfish?=E2=80=9D Is there a run on right now?=
 =0A=0ADusan Soudek
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He=
lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:14pt"><div><span>Dusan I've asked reliable sources but as today</sp=
an></div><div><span>is Sunday I might not get an answer til latter in the w=
eek.</span></div><div><span>These flatfish are common around the Gulf of St=
 Lawrence.</span></div><div><span>We would see them when fishing smelts thr=
ough the ice.</span></div><div><span>Never bothered them - smelts were bett=
er to eat or so</span></div><div><span>we thought. I've seen Great Blue Her=
ons and Loons feeding</span></div><div><span>on them often. but the GBH wer=
e in the summer so might be a different species.</span></div><div><span>Wil=
l let you know if I get the answer</span></div><div><span>Paul</span></div>=
<div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" style=3D"display: block;"> <br> <br> <div style=
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aNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-si=
ze: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> On Saturday,=
 March 15, 2014 2:40:46 PM, Dusan Soudek &lt;soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca&gt; wr=
ote:<br> </font> </div>  <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><div id=3D"yiv34919=
09579">=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">=0A<div style=3D'color: rgb(=
0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri"; font-size: 12pt;'>=0A<div>Yesterday, whil=
e waiting for the ferry at the Bras d=E2=80=99Or Lakes=E2=80=99 Little =0AP=
assage, I was impressed by the 20 =E2=80=93 40 cormorants fishing and frequ=
ently =0Acatching. All the caught fish looked to be the same species. About=
 30 cm in =0Alength, quite silvery, and very round when seen from the side.=
 A ferry crew =0Amember called them =E2=80=9Cflatfish.=E2=80=9D&nbsp; </div=
>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>The path of the ferry was the only open water =
around, as the nearby portion =0Aof the lake was frozen solid. The cormoran=
ts were quite habituated to the =0Aback-and-fro movement of the ferry. The =
ones sitting on the edge of the ice =0Abarely moved when the ferry went by,=
 and the ones swimming avoided it by mere =0Afeet. A bald eagle and some me=
rgansers were also present but less active than =0Athe cormorants. What a s=
how! Does anyone know the proper scientific name of =0A=E2=80=9Cflatfish?=
=E2=80=9D Is there a run on right now?</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>Dus=
an Soudek</div></div></div></div></div><br><br></div>  </div> </div>  </div=
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