Pleuronectidae

Far Eastern smooth flounder

Liopsetta pinnifasciata

Pleuronectid Fish beneath Northwest Pacific

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Medium
• Temperate fish

The Far Eastern smooth flounder (Liopsetta pinnifasciata) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms in salt, brackish and fresh waters. Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the northwestern Pacific, specifically Japan, Russia and the Kuril Islands.