6 observationsLeast Concern
Arctic Flounder
Liopsetta glacialis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Actinopterygii ›Order: Carangiformes ›Family: Pleuronectidae ›Genus: Liopsetta
About
The Arctic flounder (Liopsetta glacialis) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on coastal mud bottoms in salt, brackish and fresh waters at depths of up to 90 metres (300 ft). Its native habitat is the polar waters of the northeastern Atlantic and Arctic oceans, from the White and Barents seas to the coasts of Siberia in Russia and Queen Maud Gulf in Canada, and from the Chuckchi and Bering...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Arctic Flounder is Liopsetta glacialis.
- Arctic Flounder belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Arctic Flounder belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Arctic Flounder belongs to the class Actinopterygii.
- Arctic Flounder belongs to the order Carangiformes.
- Arctic Flounder belongs to the family Pleuronectidae.
- Arctic Flounder belongs to the genus Liopsetta.