Willowy flounder (Tanakius kitaharae)

Scientific name: Tanakius kitaharae Jordan & Starks, 1904

Willowy flounder (Tanakius kitaharae)

The Willowy flounder (Tanakius kitaharae) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Southern Hokkaido, Japan to the Yellow Sea, Gulf of Bo Hai, East China Sea and Taiwan.

Species facts

Scientific name
Tanakius kitaharae
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
100–200 m (328–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 100 - 200 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Southern Hokkaido, Japan to the Yellow Sea, Gulf of Bo Hai, East China Sea and Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.14-0.18)

Sources

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

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