Slime flounder
| Slime flounder | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Microstomus |
| Species: | M. achne
|
| Binomial name | |
| Microstomus achne | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The slime flounder (Microstomus achne) is a kind of
temperate waters of the northwest Pacific, from the East China Sea to the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan, as far as Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. It reaches up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in length, and can weigh up to 1.76 kilograms (3.9 lb).[1]
Diet
The diet of the slime flounder consists mainly of zoobenthos organisms such as polychaetes and crabs.[1]
References
- ^ Fishbase. Retrieved 2009-11-24.