Fish
Starry Flounder
Platichthys stellatus
Photo: Myself, Public domain
Common Names
Flounder
Habitat
Fort Clatsop
Conservation
Secure
First Observed
1806-01-03
Observed At
Columbia River estuary, near Fort Clatsop, Oregon
Found in Columbia Estuary. Lewis dismissed as “same with those of Atlantic Coast” and did not describe in detail.
Journal References
6 journal entries mention Starry Flounder
Nov
18
1805
Patrick Gass: November 18, 1805
...rs came in with a
deer, 2 brants, a squirrel, a hawk, and a flounder, which the
tide had thrown on a sand-bar. The Indians still remained
with us and Capt. Lewis got a ...
Mar
12
1806
Clark: March 12, 1806
...with the following Species. viz. the Whale, Porpus, Skaite, flounder,
Salmon, red-carr, two Specis of Salmon trout, mountain or Speckled trout,
and a Speceis Similar ...
Mar
12
1806
Lewis: March 12, 1806
...with the
following speceis viz. the Whale, Porpus, Skaite, flounder, Salmon, red
charr, two speceis of Salmon trout, mountain or speckled trout, and a
speceis simila...
Mar
13
1806
Clark: March 13, 1806
... perished and were thrown out on the beach by the tide. The flounder is
also an enhabitent of the Salt water. we have Seen them also on the beach
where they had been ...
Mar
13
1806
Lewis: March 13, 1806
... perished and were thrown out on the beach by the tide. The flounder is
also an inhabitant of the salt water, we have seen them also on the beach
where they had been ...
Sep
18
1806
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1806
...x, 96, 101, 126, 133, 256
Fleas, 215
Flies, 190; horse, 249
Flounder, 177
Flowers, 206
Floyd, Sergeant, death and burial of, 21
Floyd’s river, 21
Fort Clatsop, see Cl...
