Glyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 1904)
Blackfin flounder
Glyptocephalus stelleri
photo by Suzuki, T.

 Family:  Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Pleuronectinae
 Max. size:  52 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,500.0 g; max. reported age: 23 years
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 8 - 1600 m, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  North Pacific: Sea of Japan, Tatar strait, and southern Kuril Islands. Also occurs in Bering Sea (Ref. 265).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 02.03.94
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 29.04.09
 Checked by: Amaoka, Kunio - 27.10.95

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