Hippoglossina oblonga (Mitchill, 1815)

Description


Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Paralichthyidae

Genus: Hippoglossina

Species: Hippoglossina oblonga (Mitchill, 1815)

Climate Zone


  • Temperate
  • Location


    Biology


    Occurs in bays and sounds in the north range; in progressively deeper water to 275 m or more off Florida, USA.

    Habitat


    demersal