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Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres, 1855) Pacific rock sole |
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photo by
Gotshall, D.W. |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Pleuronectinae | |||
| Max. size: | 58 cm TL (male/unsexed); 60 cm TL (female); max.weight: 1,800.0 g; max. reported age: 26 years | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 575 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Pacific: Baja California to the eastern Aleutian Islands and extreme southeastern Bering Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 65-82; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 50-65; Vertebrae: 39-42. Dorsal origin over forward part of eye. Caudal with posterior margin a broad 'V'. Pectorals small and may be asymmetrical (Ref. 6885). Blind side white, with glossy highlights along myotome margins, increasing anteriorly. Pores: supraorbital 3-9; preopercular 5-7; lateral line 70-91. Interorbital space narrow (Ref. 37594). | |||
| Biology: | Adults occur over sand and gravel substrates to depths of 339 m; larvae collected over depths less than 1,000 m (Ref. 37594). Feed on mollusks, polychaete worms, crustaceans, brittle stars, and fishes (Ref. 6885). A tasty food fish; in some years commercial catch in Canada reaches 3,000 t (Ref. 2850). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||