Scientific Name
Kareius bicoloratus

Common Name
Stone flounder

Biology
Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms in coastal areas (Ref. 9137, 11230).

Classification

Classified By

Basilewsky, 1855

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Righteye flounders (Pleuronectidae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: Japan and its adjacent freshwaters, the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Korean Peninsula, northern China and Taiwan.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

150 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range ? - 150 m (Ref. 56557)

Trophic Level

3.72 s.e. 0.58 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

50.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17-0.41; tmax=12)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated