| Citation | Suzuki, T., T. Kawashima and T. Nakabo, 2009, Taxonomic review of East Asian Pleuronichthys (Pleuronectiformes: Pleuronectidae), with description of a new species.. Ichthyol Res (2009)56:276-291. |
| Ref. | Suzuki, T., T. Kawashima and T. Nakabo, 2009 |
| Page | 277;fig.1a-c,e,f,2a-e,3-5,7a |
| Named Used as Valid | Pleuronichthys japonicus |
| Comment | depth range; max length; |
| Locality | Japan, Shimane Prefecture, off Hamada, FAKU 90216. |
| Distribution | Japan: from southern Hokkaido southward along the Sea of Japan and Pacific coasts of Japan to southern East China Sea and Iyo Nada in the Seto Inland Sea |
| Quote | 24 cm SL; 40-143 m; recorded from sandy-muddy bottoms in 40-60 m depth (off Soma, Fukushima Pref.), 40-75 m (Kii Channel), ca. 140-150 m (off Hamada, Shimane Pref.), ca. 60 m (Seto Inland Sea), 76-143 m (East China Sea); reported the species from 30 to 140 m in the Kii Channel, being especially numerous from deeper than 100 m. |