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Hirame

Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Status not recordedbony fish

The hirame (Paralichthys olivaceus) is a species in the family Paralichthyidae, order Pleuronectiformes.

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Quick facts about the hirame

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hirame live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the hirame as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Chile

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the hirame endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the hirame classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPleuronectiformes
  5. familyParalichthyidae
  6. genusParalichthys
  7. SpeciesParalichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Synonyms Hippoglossus olivaceus, Paralichthys olivaceus coreanicus, Paralichthys olivaceus var. coreanicus, Platessa percocephala, Pseudorhombus swinhonis, Rhombus wolffii

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Bastard halibutEnglish
  • False halibutEnglish
  • Japanese halibutEnglish
  • Olive flounderEnglish
  • Summer flounderEnglish
  • Olivengrøn hvarreDanish
  • Cardeau hirameFrench
  • ヒラメJapanese
  • 광어Korean
  • Falso-alabote-japonêsPortuguese
  • палтус ложныйRussian
  • 扁魚Chinese
  • 넙치Korean
  • Азиатский паралихтRussian
  • Ложный палтус оливковыйRussian
  • 半邊魚Chinese
  • 扁口魚Chinese
  • 比目魚Chinese
  • 牙鮃Chinese
  • 皇帝魚Chinese
  • 褐牙鮃Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hirame

Other species in the same genus Paralichthys.

Fluke

Paralichthys dentatus

ParalichthyidaeNo free photo yet

Fine flounder

Paralichthys californicus

ParalichthyidaeNo free photo yet

Fluke

Paralichthys lethostigma

ParalichthyidaeNo free photo yet

Fine flounder

Paralichthys adspersus

ParalichthyidaeNo free photo yet

Gulf flounder

Paralichthys albigutta

ParalichthyidaeNo free photo yet

CompareHirame vs FlukeHirame vs Fine flounderHirame vs FlukeHirame vs Fine flounder

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the hirame an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the hirame as introduced in 1 country: Chile, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the hirame?

The hirame (Paralichthys olivaceus) belongs to the family Paralichthyidae in the order Pleuronectiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hirame (Paralichthys olivaceus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hirame

MLA

“Hirame (Paralichthys olivaceus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hirame.

BibTeX
@misc{hirame_2026,
  title = {Hirame (Paralichthys olivaceus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hirame},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}