Flathead flounder (Hippoglossoides dubius)

Scientific name: Hippoglossoides dubius Schmidt, 1904

Flathead flounder (Hippoglossoides dubius)

The Flathead flounder (Hippoglossoides dubius) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka and Korea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hippoglossoides dubius
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Depth range
10–600 m (33–1969 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 10 - 600 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka and Korea.
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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