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
Body shape: deep_bodied