Barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)

Scientific name: Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898

Barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)

The Barfin flounder (Verasper moseri) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Pacific coast of northern Japan, northern part of the Sea of Japan, the Tatar Strait, southern Sea of Okhotsk and the Kuril Islands.

Species facts

Scientific name
Verasper moseri
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Depth range
1–900 m (3–2953 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 900 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Pacific coast of northern Japan, northern part of the Sea of Japan, the Tatar Strait, southern Sea of Okhotsk and the Kuril Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (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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