The spotted halibut is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy, muddy bottoms in the sublittoral coastal zone at depths of up to 100 metres . It can reach 60 centimetres in length and can weigh up to 4.0 kilograms . Its native habitat is the northwestern Pacific, from Japan to Korea and the East China Sea.
Spotted halibut
species of fish
Categories:
Fish
Also known as:
English:
Spotted plaice
Japanese:
星鰈干鰈ホシガレイ
Japanese (Romanized):
hoshigareihoshi garei
Latin species name:
Verasper variegatus
Wikidata ID:
Q1046241
Wikipedia title:
Spotted halibut
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