| Family: |
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Atheresthinae |
| Max. size: |
100 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 8,500.0 g; max. reported age: 33 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 1200 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk north to the Anadyr Gulf, through the eastern Bering Sea to the Aleutian Islands and the Shelikof Strait in Alaska. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 98-116; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 76-94. Mouth very large; gill rakers slender; caudal fin strong and lunate (Ref. 559). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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