Cresthead flounder lives on the seafloor off Korea, Japan, and the southern Sea of Okhotsk. Its wild range is in the northwestern Pacific, away from US coasts.
Appearance
Appearance
Both eyes are on the right side of its flat body. Dark bands cross the fins, and the back edge of the tail fin has a pale border.
Where it lives
Typical habitats
northwestern Pacific seafloor
Range
It ranges from the southern Sea of Okhotsk and the Kuril Islands to Korea's east coast and northern Japan.
Preferred conditions
Around Hokkaido, it lives on coastal bottoms often less than about 330 ft (100 m) deep.