Hippoglossoides robustus Gill & Townsend, 1897
Bering flounder

Family:  Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Max. size:  30 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 530 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk north to northeast of Cape Lisburne, south to northwest of Akutan Island, Aleutian chain, Alaska. Arctic Canada.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 67-80; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 51-62. Mouth large; teeth on each jaw uniserial; anterior teeth on each jaw somewhat enlarged, not canine-like; upper eye completely lateral; upper surfaces of eyeballs not scaled; interorbital space narrow, not ridged, and covered with several scale rows; caudal fin slightly rounded (Ref. 559).
Biology:  Benthic (Ref. 58426). Minimum depth reported at 0m (Ref. 50550).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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