by John Shelton | Mar 12, 2018 | Flatfish, Saltwater Finfish, Sanddab, Species ID
Speckled Sanddab – Citharichthys stigmaeus. Identifying Characteristics and Biology Small fish in the flounder family, growing up to about 6 to 8 inches in length and weighing about a pound. They are olive brown in color with dark and white speckles all...
by Dana Point Fish Company | Aug 31, 2015 | Cooking Methods, Flatfish
If you are wanting to poach fish and are looking for an easier way to do it, try using a fish poacher. These pans are designed to poach fish and have a perforated bottom that can be lifted up to remove the fillet or whole fish easily from the poaching liquid. They...
by Dana Point Fish Company | Nov 6, 2014 | Cooking Methods, DPFishCo, Flatfish, Prepping and Fabrication
How to Fillet a Flat Fish (Like a Halibut) Place the fish on a large, flat, clean surface with the dark side facing up (the top of the fish). Carefully make a clean cut around the head, then make one long incision straight down the length of the fish to cut the center...
by John Shelton | May 30, 2014 | DPFishCo, Flatfish, Saltwater Finfish, Species ID, Turbot
Diamond turbot. Species: Hypsopsetta guttulata. Common names: Diamond turbot, turbot, diamond flounder, flounder. Identifying Characteristics and Biology Diamond turbots are right-eyed flat fish with an overall diamond-shape. The top side ranges from light green, to...
by John Shelton | Feb 21, 2014 | DPFishCo, Flatfish, Saltwater Finfish, Sanddab, Species ID
Species: Ccitharichthys sordidus. Other common names: Mottled sanddab, Catalina sanddab, soft flounder, sole, sand dab, megrim. Identifying Characteristics and Biology Pacific sanddabs are in the Bothidae family, the left-eyed flounders, where their eyes are...
