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Slime flounder (Microstomus achne)
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Pleuronectidae

Slime flounder

Microstomus achne

Pleuronectid Fish beneath Chinese Seas

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

Slime flounder is a marine fish of Northwest Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 60 cm.

Maximum length
60 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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
DDData Deficient

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