The speckled flounder is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms in the temperate waters of the northwestern Pacific, from the southern Sea of Okhotsk and the Kuril islands to the Sea of Japan, including coastal areas of Japan and Korea. It can grow up to 40 centimetres in length, and can weigh up to 450 grams .
Speckled flounder
species of fish
Categories:
Fish
Also known as:
Japanese:
砂鰈スナガレイ
Japanese (Romanized):
suna garei
Latin species name:
Limanda punctatissima
Wikidata ID:
Q3241012
Wikipedia title:
Speckled flounder
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