Glyptocephalus kitaharae (Jordan & Starks, 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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The willowy flounder (Glyptocephalus kitaharae) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of between 100 and 200 metres (330 and 660 ft). Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the Western Pacific, from Southern Hokkaido in Japan to the Gulf of Bohai, the East China Sea and Taiwan. It can grow up to 30 centimetres (12 in) in length. It is sometimes classified in the monotypic genus Tanakius.
Wikipedia contributors, Willowy flounder; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:37:29.086189+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Glyptocephalus kitaharae (Jordan & Starks, 1904)
- Name authority
- (Jordan & Starks, 1904)
- 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 kitaharae (Jordan & Starks, 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 |
| Korean flounderGlyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 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 kitaharae Jordan & Starks, 1904 Jordan & Starks, 1904 | synonym |
| Tanakius kitaharae (Jordan & Starks, 1904) (Jordan & Starks, 1904) | synonym |
| Tanakius kitaharai (Jordan & Starks, 1904) (Jordan & Starks, 1904) | synonym |
| Glyptocephalus kitaharai (Jordan & Starks, 1904) (Jordan & Starks, 1904) | 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=1605268 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:D562R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.