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(Redirected from Glyptocephalus kitaharae) Species of fish

Willowy flounder
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Glyptocephalus
Species: G. kitaharae
Binomial name
Glyptocephalus kitaharae
(Jordan & Starks, 1904)
Distribution of willowy flounder
Synonyms
  • Microstomus kitaharae Jordan & Starks, 1904
  • Tanakius kitaharae (Jordan & Starks, 1904)
  • Tanakius kitaharai (Jordan & Starks, 1904)

The willowy flounder (Glyptocephalus kitaharae) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of between 100 and 200 metres (330 and 660 ft). Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the Western Pacific, from Southern Hokkaido in Japan to the Gulf of Bohai, the East China Sea and Taiwan. It can grow up to 30 centimetres (12 in) in length. It is sometimes classified in the monotypic genus Tanakius.

Diet

The diet of the willowy flounder consists mainly of zoobenthos organisms, including polychaetes, crabs and other benthos crustaceans.

References

  1. ^ Tomiyama, T.; Orlov, A.M.; Volvenko, I.V.; Munroe, T.A. (2021). "Glyptocephalus kitaharae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T158637575A158638131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T158637575A158638131.en. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Glyptocephalus kitaharae". FishBase. April 2024 version.
Taxon identifiers
Tanakius kitaharae
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