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Platichthys stellatus (Pallas, 1787)

Starry flounder
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Ggagtuliq, Ikkahnalook, Ipkelnokto
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Morrow, J.E., 1980
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to Santa Barbara, southern California (Ref. 2850, 27436). In Puget Sound, this species feeds heavily from July to October, stops feeding in January and apparently does not eat again until June (Ref. 27547). From Gulf of Alaska to waters off California, USA about 60-70% are sinistral (Ref. 2850). Probably the most abundant near-shore flounder south to northern California (Ref. 27547). Also Ref. 6793, 6885.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

分类 / Names 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(, ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
Etymology: Platichthys: Greek, platys = flat + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Pallas.

Issue
Hybridizes with Parophrys vetulus - the hybrid, called Inopsetta ischyra, may be found from the Bering Sea to San Francisco, California, USA (ref. 6885). Also hybridizes with Kareius bicoloratus (Ref. 27547).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生态学

海洋; 淡水; 半咸淡水 居于水底的; 降海洄游 (Ref. 51243); 深度上下限 0 - 375 m (Ref. 6793).   極; 73°N - 33°N, 124°E - 119°W

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