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Bering flounder (Hippoglossoides robustus)
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Pleuronectidae

Bering flounder

Hippoglossoides robustus

Thirty Centimeters Pleuronectid Fish from Japanese Waters

  • Temperate
  • Circumpolar Arctic
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • North America
  • Polar regions
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

The Bering flounder (Hippoglossoides robustus) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of up to 425 metres (1,394 ft). It reaches up to 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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