Biology:Far Eastern smooth flounder

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Far Eastern smooth flounder
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Liopsetta
Species:
L. pinnifasciata
Binomial name
Liopsetta pinnifasciata
(Kner, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Pleuronectes pinnifasciatus Kner, 1870

The Far Eastern smooth flounder (Liopsetta pinnifasciata) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms in salt, brackish and fresh waters. Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the northwestern Pacific, specifically Japan , Russia and the Kuril Islands. It can grow up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in length.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Ranier; Pauly, Daniel, eds (6 October 2010). "Liopsetta pinnifasciata". Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=13072. Retrieved 2011-08-11. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2494244 entry