Source: WECT, 5/4/19

A recent study shows rising water temperatures are putting wild populations of southern flounder at risk. Researchers at NC State have learned if flounder live in warmer water in the early stages of their development, a higher percentage, more than 90 percent in some cases, becomes male. Flounder fall into the category of fish and reptiles that are especially sensitive to temperature as they develop and grow. The sex determination of many animals like sea turtles and fish is influenced by water temperature.
“In flounder, if an individual is a genetic male, it is destined to be male,” researcher Jamie Honeycutt says.

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