Stone flounder (Kareius bicoloratus)

Scientific name: Kareius bicoloratus Basilewsky, 1855

Stone flounder (Kareius bicoloratus)

The Stone flounder (Kareius bicoloratus) is a freshwater fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan and its adjacent freshwaters, the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Korean Peninsula, northern China and Taiwan.

Biology

Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms in coastal areas.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Kareius bicoloratus
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
150 m (492 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 150 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan and its adjacent freshwaters, the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Korean Peninsula, northern China and Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17-0.41; tmax=12)

Sources

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

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