Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Pleuronectidae Scientific name Lepidopsetta mochigarei | Phylum Chordata Order Pleuronectiformes Genus Lepidopsetta Rank Species | |
Similar Pseudopleuronectes obscurus, Deepsea sole, Longhead dab, Bering flounder, Willowy flounder | ||
The dusky sole, Lepidopsetta mochigarei, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms in the temperate waters of the northwest Pacific, from the Korean peninsula to the southern Sea of Okhotsk. It grows up to 40 centimetres (16 in) in length.
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