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In New York State we have winter flounder and summer flounder (aka fluke). The diet of the fish vary as do the sizes. Fluke are more predatory, have larger mouths with bigger teeth. I would suspect that the summer flounder ( fluke ) would have the higher Mercury levels in the flesh due to their larger size and varied food sources, they even eat their own, which I can personally attest to. They also eat baby bluefish (snappers) as well as spearing, killies, sand eels, clams and squid. Frankly I think they will eat almost anything they can get their teeth into. Summer flounder eat small mussels and worms, mostly. I have never seen any published levels of mercury in either fish, but would be real interested in seeing some testing results. These fish are not big migratory and pretty much stay in local waters. It would be interesting to see Eastern seaboard levels , State by State. As a long time sports fisherman and a amateur scientist I believe fluke would have the highest level of mercury General rule with fish and contaminants "The higher the predatory species of fish the higher the contaminant level". This is sad but true.
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Where is Mercury found?
Mercury is found in Europe inside cinnabar ore.
Are there waters found around Mercury?
Yes, there are waters found on Mercury.
What is the mercury?
Mercury is most often found in thermometers.
Can Hg be found on Mercury?
Hg is the chemical symbol for mercury.
What adaptations does a flounder have?
migrating
Where are flounder usually found in the ocean?
Flounder is normally found in the bottom of the coastal lagoons of the Northern Atlantic Ocean. They are also found in the Pacific Ocean, in estuaries.
Where do flounder live?
Flounder are saltwater fish that live in lagoons and estuaries. Flounder species are found along the Atlantic coasts of the US and Canada, in Europe, and in Japan.
How does Mercury within a thermometer change?
The temperature in a Mercury-based thermometer is read by the level of Mercury found in the thermometer. As Mercury heats up, it expands, therefore raising the level of the Mercury of which we see as a higher temperature. On the other end, as the temperature falls, the Mercury contracts and reads at a lower temperature.
What is something found in the ocean that starts with a f?
fish, flounder
What is the name of Ariel's fish?
Flounder who is voiced by Jason Marin .
What happen to the level of the mercury when you shook the thermometer?
level of mercury fall down
Are floundering fish found in the Ohio river?
If you mean flounder, no. They are salt water species.
How did spacecraft find mercury?
they found mercury at the LOST AND FOUND!
Is flounder fish poisonous?
is a flounder poisonous
What is an homonym for sole?
flounder it is soal not flounder
What fish starts with a f?
flounder
Scientific name for flounder?
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.
