Dusky sole
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| Dusky sole | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| NE | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Lepidopsetta |
| Species: | L. mochigarei |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidopsetta mochigarei Snyder, 1911 | |
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.[1]
References
- ↑ "Lepidopsetta mochigarei". FishBase. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
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