Starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Starry flounder
- Local names: Grindstone, Emery wheel, Long-nosed flounder
- Climates: Temperate, Subpolar
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Asia, North America
- Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Columbia River, Chukchi Sea
Classification
- Genus: Platichthys - Platichthys
- Family: Pleuronectidae - Righteye flounders
- Order: Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes