Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Bastard halibut
Paralichthys olivaceus
photo by CAFS

 Family:  Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
 Max. size:  103 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 9,100.0 g
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 10 - 200 m, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  Western Pacific: Japan, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands, Korean Peninsula to the South China Sea.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 77-81; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 59-61; Vertebrae: 38-38
 Biology:  Most highly prized of the Japanese flounders.
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Froese, Rainer - 16.09.03
 Checked by: Amaoka, Kunio - 26.10.95

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