Editing Flounder (section)

== Eye migration ==
[[File:Flounder (48797888528).jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|An adult flounder with both eyes migrated to its right, upward-facing side]]
Larval flounder are born with one eye on each side of their head, but as they grow from the larval to juvenile stage through [[metamorphosis]], one eye migrates to the other side of the body. As a result, both eyes are then on the side which faces up. The side to which the eyes migrate is dependent on the species type. As an adult, a flounder changes its habits and [[camouflage]]s itself by lying on the bottom of the ocean floor as protection against predators.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fairchild |first1=E.A. |last2=Howell |first2=W.H |title=Factors affecting the post-release survival of cultured juvenile Pseudopleuronectes americanus |journal=Journal of Fish Biology |volume=65 |issue=Supplementary A|pages=69–87 |doi=10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00529.x |year=2004 |bibcode=2004JFBio..65S..69F |citeseerx=10.1.1.532.3120 }}</ref>