Japonolaeops dentatus
Appearance
Japonolaeops dentatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Bothidae |
Genus: | Japonolaeops Amaoka, 1969 |
Species: | J. dentatus
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Binomial name | |
Japonolaeops dentatus Amaoka, 1969
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Japonolaeops dentatus is a species of lefteye flounder found in the western Pacific Ocean from southern Japan to Taiwan. This is a deep water species found at depths of from 300 to 500 metres (980 to 1,640 ft). This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. This species is important commercially. This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Japonolaeops dentatus" in FishBase. October 2012 version.