Stone flounder (Platichthys bicoloratus) is a saltwater, freshwater, brackish species recorded in Taiwan.
Scientific name: Platichthys bicoloratus · Water: Saltwater, Freshwater, Brackish
Size: up to 50 cm
The stone flounder is a pleuronectid flatfish of coastal sandy and muddy bottoms, a bottom-dweller. It is recorded from marine, freshwater and brackish water and is classed as oceanodromous, migrating within the sea. Its range is confined to the temperate northwest Pacific: the East China Sea and the coastal waters of southern Japan. Maximum length is about 50 cm standard length and it can live about 12 years. The recorded depth runs down to 150 m, with no lower figure recorded. IUCN lists it as vulnerable (VU). Trophic level is 3.7, fishing vulnerability low to moderate at 32 of 100, and resilience low. It is a commercial and game species, sold at a medium price.
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