Kareius
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Kareius is a genus
of fish in the Pleuronectidae
family. It consists of only one species, the stone flounder
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fish in the Pleuronectidae
Pleuronectidae
Righteye flounders are a family, Pleuronectidae, of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left side, with both eyes on the right side. The Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side.Their dorsal and anal fins are...
family. It consists of only one species, the stone flounder
Stone flounder
The stone flounder, Kareius bicoloratus, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy and muddy bottoms in coastal areas at depths of up to . Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the northwest Pacific, from Japan to the Kuril islands, Sakhalin,...
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