Blackfin flounder

Blackfin flounder
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Glyptocephalus
Species:
G. stelleri
Binomial name
Glyptocephalus stelleri
(P. J. Schmidt (ru), 1904)
Synonyms
  • Microstomus stelleri Schmidt, 1904
  • Glyptocephalus ostroumowi Pavlenko, 1910
  • Glyptocephalus sasae Snyder, 1911
  • Microstomus hireguro Tanaka, 1916

The blackfin flounder (Glyptocephalus stelleri) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives in temperate waters at depths of between 8 and 1,600 metres (26 and 5,249 ft), though it is most commonly found between 15 and 800 metres (49 and 2,625 ft). Its native habitat is the northern Pacific, from the Sea of Japan to the Strait of Tartary and southern Kuril Islands and out into the Bering Sea. It grows up to 52 centimetres (20 in) in length, and can weigh up to 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb). Maximum reported lifespan is 23 years.[1]

  1. ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (23 June 2009). "Glyptocephalus stelleri". Fishbase. Retrieved 2009-07-15.