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Willowy flounder

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Pleuronectidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Pleuronectiformes

Scientific name
  
Tanakius kitaharae

Higher classification
  
Tanakius

Willowy flounder

Genus
  
Tanakius C. L. Hubbs, 1918

Similar
  
Shotted halibut, Blackfin flounder, Pseudopleuronectes obscurus, Deepsea sole, Longhead dab

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The Willowy flounder, Tanakius kitaharae, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of between 100 and 200 metres (330 and 660 ft). Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the Western Pacific, from Southern Hokkaido in Japan to the Gulf of Bohai, the East China Sea and Taiwan. It can grow up to 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.

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Diet

The diet of the willowy flounder consists mainly of zoobenthos organisms, including polychaetes, crabs and other benthos crustaceans.

References

Willowy flounder Wikipedia