Kobe flounder (Crossorhombus kobensis)

Scientific name: Crossorhombus kobensis Jordan & Starks, 1906

Kobe flounder (Crossorhombus kobensis)

The Kobe flounder (Crossorhombus kobensis) is a marine fish of the family Bothidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan, Formosa Strait, northern part of the South China Sea. Possibly occurring in the Western Central Pacific.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 79-86; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 59 - 67. Tip of isthmus below middle of lower eye. Scales on ocular side ctenoid, armed with a row of hairlike spines. Caudal fin with 3 simple rays on upper and lower margins respectively. Pectoral fin elongated into a filament, longer than head. Caudal fin without a dark band. In male, body on blind side stained with dark-blue except for head, interorbital width broader and pectoral fin longer than in female.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Crossorhombus kobensis
Family
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Depth range
50–275 m (164–902 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 275 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Formosa Strait, northern part of the South China Sea. Possibly occurring in the Western Central Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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