| Common name | Starry flounder |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Territory | Alaska |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Morrow, J.E., 1980 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 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). |