Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Yellow striped flounder
Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini
photo by Shiina, M.

Family:  Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Max. size:  50 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,300.0 g; max. reported age: 15 years
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 40 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: inland Sea of Japan and Wakasa Bay, the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Primorskii Krai, east coast of the Korean Peninsula, the Yellow Sea, Gulf of Bo Hai and middle East China Sea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 March 2021 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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