Scientific name for flounder

Answer 1

In Europe, the name flounder refers to Platichthys flesus.

In the Western Atlantic there are

the summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus,

southern flounder Paralichthys lethostigma,

and the winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus

In Japan, the Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus is common.

Answer 2

The scientific name for flounder is Paralichthys.