Marbled flounder (Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae)

Scientific name: Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae G?nther, 1877

Marbled flounder (Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae)

The Marbled flounder (Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, southern Hokkaido, Japan to the Yellow Sea, the Gulf of Bo Hai, and the northern part of the East China Sea, including Korea.

Biology

Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms in coastal areas. Carnivore, feeds mainly on polychaetes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern Hokkaido, Japan to the Yellow Sea, the Gulf of Bo Hai, and the northern part of the East China Sea, including Korea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.20-0.36; tmax=10)

Sources

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

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