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Hireguro

Glyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 1904)

Status not recordedbony fish

The hireguro (Glyptocephalus stelleri) is a species in the family Pleuronectidae, order Pleuronectiformes.

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Quick facts about the hireguro

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 hireguro live?

Not recorded

Is the hireguro 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 hireguro classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPleuronectiformes
  5. familyPleuronectidae
  6. genusGlyptocephalus
  7. SpeciesGlyptocephalus stelleri (Schmidt, 1904)

Synonyms Glyptocephalus ostroumowi, Glyptocephalus sasae, Microstomus hireguro, Microstomus stelleri

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Blackfin flounderEnglish
  • Korean flounderEnglish
  • Steller's smallmouth flounderEnglish
  • ヒレグロJapanese
  • 기름가자미Korean
  • Малорот СтеллераRussian
  • 斯氏美首鰈Chinese
  • Дальневосточная длинная камбалаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hireguro

Other species in the same genus Glyptocephalus.

Flet

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

PleuronectidaeNo free photo yet

Rex sole

Glyptocephalus zachirus

PleuronectidaeNo free photo yet

CompareHireguro vs FletHireguro vs Rex soleHireguro vs Willowy flounder

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hireguro?

The hireguro (Glyptocephalus stelleri) belongs to the family Pleuronectidae 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). Hireguro (Glyptocephalus stelleri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hireguro

MLA

“Hireguro (Glyptocephalus stelleri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hireguro.

BibTeX
@misc{hireguro_2026,
  title = {Hireguro (Glyptocephalus stelleri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hireguro},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}