Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Pleuronectiformes | |
Similar Pseudopleuronectes obscurus, Deepsea sole, Longhead dab, Blackfin flounder, Bering flounder | ||
The Far Eastern smooth flounder, Liopsetta pinnifasciata, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms in salt, brackish and fresh waters. Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the northwestern Pacific, specifically Japan, Russia and the Kuril Islands. It can grow up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in length.
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