They are caught from Central California to Northern Washington. There are several hundred Shrimp species, which range from two pounds to barely visible. Rex Sole is found in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to Cedros Island, central Baja California. It is available year round. It is a relatively small Flatfish that has an elongated shape.
Fillets are thin and very delicate, and because the species is small it is often served dressed.
Starry Flounder lives in bays and estuaries over soft bottoms and off the coast from the Arctic Ocean to Santa Barbara, California. It feeds on crabs, shrimps, worms, clams and small fishes. Flounders can tolerate very low salinity, and are often captured in major rivers well away from the open ocean. Their popularity is due to their light, delicate flavor and their lack of bones. The meat is cream with grey or green coloring in the grain of the fillets.