Arctic flounder

Liopsetta glacialis

Olive skin with dark spots

Polar
Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
North America
Polar regions
Deep-bodied
Medium
Cold-water fish

Arctic flounder is a marine fish found around Northeast Atlantic and Arctic. It inhabits coastal waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 44 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Liopsetta
Maximum length: 44 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic and Arctic: White Sea and Barents Sea eastward along the coasts of Siberia and North America to Queen Maud Gulf in Arctic Canada. North Pacific: Chukchi and Bering seas to Bristol Bay, Alaska and the northern Sea of Okhotsk.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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