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NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife - Fluke: Facts and Fishing (873 words)
Fluke are normally found in the nearshore coastal waters and bays where they are available to anglers in the warmer months of the year, thus their other common name of summer flounder.
Fluke can grow to a length of more than 30 inches and weigh in excess of 20 pounds, although 1 to 3 pound fish are more typical with an 8 pounder being considered large.
The number of eggs a female fluke has is directly proportioned to her size, with large fish being able to release as many as 4 million eggs in a single season.
AllRefer.com - fluke (Zoology: Invertebrates) - Encyclopedia (508 words)
The Asian and African blood fluke disease, schistosomiasis, is caused by adults of the genus Schistosoma that burrow into the skin of humans and animals and lodge in the blood vessels.
Lung flukes, common in East Asia, infest uncooked crab meat and encapsulate as adults in the lungs of humans.
A species of fluke prevalent in lakes of the N central United States causes a rash called "swimmer's itch." The name fluke is also applied to species of flatfish.
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