Fin's Fish Guide

Orange spots don't make it a plaice. A dab has them too. Here's how to tell four flatfish apart by touch.

- Plaice / schol (Pleuronectes platessa): 4–7 small bony bumps behind the eyes
- Flounder / bot (Platichthys flesus): spiky scales along the lateral line, and a square tail
- Dab / schar (Limanda limanda): rough as sandpaper all over, lateral line arched high over the fin
- Sole / tong (Solea solea): oval, small round head, one black spot on the pectoral fin

On a dark quay, touch first: bumps, sandpaper or spikes.

Dutch minimum sizes: plaice 27 cm, sole 24 cm, flounder 20 cm.

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