Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi Schmidt, 1904
Scale-eye plaice

Family:  Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Max. size:  46 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,200.0 g; max. reported age: 17 years
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 18 - 900 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk to Japan and Korea (Ref. 559). Also occurs in the Bering Sea, 54°-66°N (Ref. 265).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 67-78; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 54-62; Vertebrae: 39-42
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 March 2021 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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