Slime flounder (Microstomus achne) fish species and information / pictures of Slime flounder - Microstomus achne

Slime flounder (Microstomus achne) fish species information

Scientific Name
Microstomus achne

Common Name
Slime flounder

Biology
Inhabits sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 9137, 11230).

Classification

Classified By
Jordan & Starks, 1904
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)
Family
Righteye flounders (Pleuronectidae)

Distribution

Region
Northwest Pacific
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: central Japan northward, southern Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea, Gulf of Bo Hai and East China Sea.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Temperate
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
15 m
Depth To - meters
800 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 800 m (Ref. 57942), usually 20 - 610 m (Ref. 50610)
Trophic Level
3.21 s.e. 0.34 Based on diet studies.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
60.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100)
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.08-0.11)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated