The slime flounder, Microstomus achne, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sand and mud bottoms at depths of between 15 and 800 metres (49 and 2,600 ft), though it is most commonly found between 20 and 610 metres (66 and 2,000 ft). Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the northwest Pacific, from the East China Sea to the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan, as far as Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. It reaches up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in length, and can weigh up to 1.76 kilograms (3.9 lb).[1]
Pleuronectidae — Taxobox name = Righteye flounders image width = 240px image caption = European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Pleuronectiformes familia = Pleuronectidae subdivision ranks =… … Wikipedia
Microstomus — kitt Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Demersal fish — Bluespotted ribbontail ray resting on the seafloor Demersal fish live on or near the bottom of the sea or lakes.[1] They occupy the sea floors and lake beds, which usually consist of mud, sand, gravel or rocks … Wikipedia
Coastal fish — Schooling threadfin, a coastal species Coastal fish, also called offshore fish or neritic fish, are fish that inhabit the sea between the shoreline and the edge of the continental shelf. Since the continental shelf is usually less than 200 metres … Wikipedia
fish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. angle; pull out, dredge; solicit; search. See pursuit, desire, fish, food. II Aquatic vertebrate animal Nouns 1. fish, denizen of the deep, Pisces; anadromous, freshwater or saltwater fish, tropical … English dictionary for students
slop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spillage, muck, slush, slime; spillings, refuse, garbage, swill, waste, sewage; puddle; slang, chow, food; slang, gush, sloppiness, schmaltz. v. spill, overflow, splash. See uncleanness, moisture. II… … English dictionary for students
Octopus — This article is about the order of cephalopod. For other uses, see Octopus (disambiguation). Octopus … Wikipedia
chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by … Universalium
mire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mud, muck, dirt; quagmire, marsh. See uncleanness, coherence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. marsh, bog, ooze; see mud , swamp . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. bog, mud, ooze, soggy ground, slush, marsh … English dictionary for students
