''Cyclopsetta fimbriata'', the spotfin flounder, is a species of large-tooth flounder native to the western

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

. It ranges along the Eastern coast of North America, from

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in the north to the coast of Brazil in the south. It is abundant around the coast of

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and in the

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. It can be found among reefs and has a depth range of 20–230 metres. As its common name suggests, the species can be recognised by dark spots on its fins. It grows to a maximum of around 33 cm in length. ''Cyclopsetta fimbriata'' is a game fish of minor commercial importance.

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q1944110 Fish of the Atlantic Ocean Paralichthyidae Fish described in 1885