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Liopsetta glacialis (Pallas, 1776)

Arctic flounder
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Russian Federation country information

Common names: Arctic flounder, Christmas flounder, Eelback flounder
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the White Sea (Ref. 2058). Enters the Northern Dvina and Vyg, rivers of the Kanin Peninsula, and many large Siberian rivers (Ob, Enisei, Lena, Yana and others) (Ref. 26334). Found in Kamchatka (Ref. 37812). Also Ref. 123027. EurRus
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Reshetnikov, Y.S., N.G. Bogutskaya, E.D. Vasil'eva, E.A. Dorofeeva, A.M. Naseka, O.A. Popova, K.A. Savvaitova, V.G. Sideleva and L.I. Sokolov, 1997
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Common names from other countries

Polar plaice, Flet, Plie arctique, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
Etymology: Liopsetta: Greek, leio = smooth + Greek,psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Pallas.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 90 m.   Polar; 82°N - 63°N, 12°E - 104°W (Ref. 117245)

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