Cresthead flounder (Pseudopleuronectes schrenki)

Scientific name: Pseudopleuronectes schrenki Schmidt, 1904

The Cresthead flounder (Pseudopleuronectes schrenki) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, southern Sea of Okhotsk and the Kuril Islands to the east coast of the Korean Peninsula and to northern Honshu, Japan.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudopleuronectes schrenki
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
32.5
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern Sea of Okhotsk and the Kuril Islands to the east coast of the Korean Peninsula and to northern Honshu, Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 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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