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Crescent sole (Samariscus japonicus)
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Ecological Illustration of Crescent sole (Samariscus japonicus)
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Samaridae

Crescent sole

Samariscus japonicus

Elongated dorsal rays displayed over Japanese sands

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

Crescent sole is a marine fish from Northwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 12 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Flatfishes
Family
Samaridae
Genus
Samariscus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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