| Nom Commun | Cresthead flounder |
| Langue | English |
| Type | AFS |
| Nom commercial officiel | No |
| Rang | 1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
| Pays | United States (contiguous states) |
| Localité | |
| Réf. | Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991 |
| Stade de développement | juveniles and adults |
| Sexe | females and males |
| Racine | primary lexeme |
| 1er modificateur | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modificateur | |
| Remarques | 'flounder', i.e., flatfish, Middle English, from Anglo-French 'floundre', of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse 'flythra', i.e., flounder (Ref. 27888). |