Slime flounder (Microstomus achne)

Scientific name: Microstomus achne Jordan & Starks, 1904

Slime flounder (Microstomus achne)

The Slime flounder (Microstomus achne) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, central Japan northward, southern Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea, Gulf of Bo Hai and East China Sea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Microstomus achne
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Depth range
15–800 m (49–2625 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 800 m, usually 20 - 610 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: central Japan northward, southern Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea, Gulf of Bo Hai and East China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.08-0.11)

Sources

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

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