The Ridge-eyed Flounder lives on the seafloor in the northwestern Pacific, around Japan, Korea, and China. Ridge-eyed flounder has raised eyes and small, round dark spots on the side of its body with the eyes. The similar Pleuronichthys lighti can be difficult to tell apart in photos.

Appearance

Appearance
This flat, diamond-shaped fish has both eyes on one side. The upper side usually has small, round dark spots.

Where it lives

Typical habitats
  • sandy and muddy seafloor
Range
It is native to the northwestern Pacific, outside U.S. waters.

Behavior

Diet
In Japanese waters, it eats marine worms and small animals with hard outer shells.

Name and classification

About the name
It was formerly called Pleuronichthys japonicus.

Conservation

IUCN Red List
DDData DeficientNot enough data yet to assess
9 sources
  1. iNaturalist Pleuronichthys cornutus taxon
  2. FishBase Pleuronichthys cornutus
  3. Kagoshima University fishes of Uchinoura
  4. Ichthyological Research 2014 revision summary
  5. WEB魚図鑑 ナガレメイタガレイ
  6. Kagoshima University Yamaguchi fishes
  7. 국가생물종목록 어류
  8. 국립해양생물자원관 해양수산생물종목록
  9. 국립해양생물자원관 도다리
Ridge-eyed Flounder (Pleuronichthys cornutus) — identification, habitat & look-alikes | Moeyo