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Limanda punctatissima (Flounder; Speckled flounder; Dab; Longsnout flounder; Sand flounder)

Synonyms: Hippoglossoides punctatissimus; Limanda iridorum; Limanda punctatissimus; Myzopsetta punctatissimus; Pleuronectes punctatissimus
Language: Japanese; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The speckled flounder, Limanda punctatissima, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms in the temperate waters of the northwestern Pacific, from the southern Sea of Okhotsk and the Kuril islands to the Sea of Japan, including coastal areas of Japan and Korea. It can grow up to 40 centimetres (16 in) in length, and can weigh up to 450 grams (16 oz).
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Sikhote-Alinskiy Biosphere Reserve 978001 Russia  

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Nybelinia surmenicola[1]
Podocotyle atomon[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0