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Dark Flounder
Pseudopleuronectes obscurus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Actinopterygii ›Order: Carangiformes ›Family: Pleuronectidae ›Genus: Pseudopleuronectes
About
Pseudopleuronectes obscurus, or dark flounder is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on salt bottoms in the temperate waters of the northwestern Pacific, from Hokkaido to the Kuril Islands, the Sea of Okhotsk, Sakhalin and the Tatar Strait to the northeastern coast of Korea and the Yellow Sea. It can grow up to 56 centimetres (22 in) in length, though it more commonly reaches around 35 centimetres (14 in), and its...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Dark Flounder is Pseudopleuronectes obscurus.
- Dark Flounder belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Dark Flounder belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Dark Flounder belongs to the class Actinopterygii.
- Dark Flounder belongs to the order Carangiformes.
- Dark Flounder belongs to the family Pleuronectidae.
- Dark Flounder belongs to the genus Pseudopleuronectes.