Microstomus shuntovi
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Microstomus shuntovi is a flatfish
of the family Pleuronectidae
. It is a bathydemersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of between 270 and 290 m (885.8 and 951.4 ft). Its native habitat is the north Pacific
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Flatfish
The flatfish are an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. In many species, both eyes lie on one side of the head, one or the other migrating through and around the head during development...
of the family 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...
. It is a bathydemersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of between 270 and 290 m (885.8 and 951.4 ft). Its native habitat is the north Pacific
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
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