starry flounder

Platichthys stellatus

Stellate bony tubercles cover the body

Polar
Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Polar regions
Deep-bodied
Large
Cold-water fish

starry flounder is a freshwater fish from Northern Pacific, from the Yellow Sea along coasts. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 91 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Platichthys
Maximum length: 91 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Northern Pacific, from the Yellow Sea along coasts of Korean Peninsula, Russian Far East, and Japanese Arch. to the Arctic, including Chukchi and Beaufort seas, extending to the south through the Bering Sea to California.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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