Flathead flounder


The flathead flounder is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms in shallow coastal waters, at depths of between. Its native habitat is the northwestern Pacific, particularly the seas of Japan and Okhotsk, and the coastlines of Kamchatka and Korea. It grows up to in length.

Reproduction

The flathead flounder spawning season is from February to April, and spawning takes place at depths of. Females undergo one reproductive cycle per year and produce between 90,000 and 950,000 eggs during each cycle.