Bamboo sole (Heteromycteris japonicus)

Scientific name: Heteromycteris japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

The Bamboo sole (Heteromycteris japonicus) is a marine fish of the family Soleidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Korea and Japan, including the Ryukyu Islands to the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Heteromycteris japonicus
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.5
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Korea and Japan, including the Ryukyu Islands to the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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