Ridged-eye flounder (Pleuronichthys cornutus)

Scientific name: Pleuronichthys cornutus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Ridged-eye flounder (Pleuronichthys cornutus)

The Ridged-eye flounder (Pleuronichthys cornutus) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, southern Hokkaido to the Korean Peninsula, Yellow Sea, Gulf of Po-Hai and East and South China seas.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 72-88; Anal soft rays: 52 - 65. This species is distinct in having the following characters: brown body with small, dark, irregular spots densely distributed on ocular side; small scales, imbricated, elongate, and not deciduous; supratemporal lateral line usually with no antrorse branch; body depth 48.7-63.3% SL (mean 54.5% SL); dorsal-fin soft rays 72-88 (mode 77, mean 78.4); anal-fin soft rays 52-65 (mode 58, mean 58.3); abdominal vertebrae 12-14 (mode, 13), caudal vertebrae 22-26 (mode 24).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pleuronichthys cornutus
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
2–170 m (7–558 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 170 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern Hokkaido to the Korean Peninsula, Yellow Sea, Gulf of Po-Hai and East and South China seas.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18)

Sources

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

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