Pleuronichthys japonicus is a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of between 40 and 143 metres (131 and 469 ft). It is found in the northwest Pacific off the coast of Japan and can grow up to 24 centimetres (9.4 in) in length.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Pleuronichthys |
| Species: | P. japonicus
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| Pleuronichthys japonicus | |
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pleuronichthys japonicus". FishBase. August 2013 version.
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