| Common name | California flounder |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
| Territory | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2023 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'flounder', i.e., flatfish, Middle English, from Anglo-French 'floundre', of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse 'flythra', i.e., flounder (Ref. 27888). Also Ref. 9330, 56807, 83882, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 118272, 122997, 124692. |