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Glyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 1904)

Blackfin flounder
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Russian Federation country information

Common names: Dal'nevostochnaya dlinnaya kambala
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in northern Primor'ye shelf (Ref. 45905). Also reported from Tatar Strait (Ref. 11230). Also Ref. 559.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Dudarev, V.A., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Microstominae
Etymology: Glyptocephalus: Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 8 - 1600 m (Ref. 50550), usually 15 - 800 m (Ref. 57942).   Temperate; 66°N -

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

North Pacific: Sea of Japan, Tatar strait, and southern Kuril Islands. Also occurs in Bering Sea (Ref. 265).

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 26.3, range 23 - 28 cm
Max length : 52.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 56527); common length : 34.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 56527); publicerad maxvikt: 1.5 kg (Ref. 56527); rapporterad maxålder: 23 år (Ref. 56527)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Amaoka, Kunio | Medarbetare

Vinnikov, K.A., R.C. Thomson and T.A. Munroe, 2018. Revised classification of the righteye flounders (Teleostei: Pleuronectidae) based on multilocus phylogeny with complete taxon sampling. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 125:147-162. (Ref. 122998)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 15 March 2021

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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