Willowy flounder

The willowy flounder (Glyptocephalus kitaharae) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of between 100 and 200 m. Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the Western Pacific, from Southern Hokkaido in Japan to the Gulf of Bohai, the East China Sea and Taiwan. It can grow up to 30 cm in length. It is sometimes classified in the monotypic genus Tanakius.

Diet
The diet of the willowy flounder consists mainly of zoobenthos organisms, including polychaetes, crabs and other benthos crustaceans.