Korean flounder
Glyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 1904)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Слепая сторона. Длина AC около 40 см
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Open encyclopedia reference
The blackfin flounder (Glyptocephalus stelleri) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives in temperate waters at depths of between 8 and 1,600 metres (26 and 5,249 ft), though it is most commonly found between 15 and 800 metres (49 and 2,625 ft). Its native habitat is the northern Pacific, from the Sea of Japan to the Strait of Tartary and southern Kuril Islands and out into the Bering Sea. It grows up to 52 centimetres (20 in) in length, and can weigh up to 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb). Maximum reported lifespan is 23 years.
Wikipedia contributors, Blackfin flounder; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:02:29.387796+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Glyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 1904)
- Name authority
- (Schmidt, 1904)
- Common name
- Korean flounder
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Pleuronectidae
- Genus
- Glyptocephalus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPleuronectiformes
- suborderPleuronectoidei
- familyPleuronectidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyPleuronectinae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusGlyptocephalus Gottsche, 1835
- speciesGlyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 1904)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glyptocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| fletGlyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758) | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rex soleGlyptocephalus zachirus Lockington, 1879 | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptocephalus kitaharae (Jordan & Starks, 1904) | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Microstomus stelleri Schmidt, 1904 Schmidt, 1904 | synonym |
| Microstomus hireguro Tanaka, 1916 Tanaka, 1916 | synonym |
| Glyptocephalus ostroumowi Pavlenko, 1910 Pavlenko, 1910 | synonym |
| Glyptocephalus sasae Snyder, 1911 Snyder, 1911 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=274286 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3GHMS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.