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Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Bastard halibut
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Japan country information

Common names: Hirame, Japanese flounder
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Sokolovskaya, T.G., A.S. Sokolovskii and E.I. Sobolevskii, 1998
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Important game fish and fairly common around Honshu (Mark Donachy, pers. comm., 2001). Also Ref. 7306, 8984, 11230, 27683.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Cardeau hirame, Falso halibut del Japón, 牙鲆, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Etymology: Paralichthys: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, ichthys = fish + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 10 - 200 m (Ref. 11230).   Subtropical; 62°N - 1°N, 99°E - 163°E (Ref. 54698)

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