Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 109 - 125; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 90 - 101. Body elongate, its depth 2.8 to 3.3 times in SL., and head length 4.9 to 5.7 times in SL. Eyes separated by a bony ridge. Mouth small, about equal to eye diameter. Both jaws on ocular side with teeth.. First 2 dorsal fin rays not clearly separated from other rays.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Bothidae

Genus: Japonolaeops

Species: Japonolaeops dentatus Amaoka, 1969

Climate Zone

Biology

Inhabits sand and mud bottoms. Marketed salt-dried.

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless