Scale-eye plaice

Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi

A demersal flatfish from eighteen to nine hundred meters

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Deep-bodied
Medium
Temperate fish

The scale-eye plaice (Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi) is a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives at depths from between 18 metres (59 ft) to 900 metres (3,000 ft). It can reach 46 centimetres (18 in) in length and can weigh up to 1.2 kilograms (2.6 lb).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Acanthopsetta
Maximum length: 46 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk to Japan and Korea (Ref. 559 ). Also occurs in the Bering Sea, 54°-66°N (Ref. 265 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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