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Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 Alaska plaice |
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photo by
Miller, T. |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Pleuronectinae | |||
| Max. size: | 87 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 3,500.0 g; max. reported age: 37 years | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 0 - 600 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Pacific: Peter the Great Bay to Point Hope in the Chukchi Sea south to Unalaska Island and east to Kayak Island in southeast Alaska. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 63-74; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 47-55. 5 high prominences on postocular ridge (Ref. 559). | |||
| Biology: | Adults feed mainly on polychaetes and amphipods (Ref. 27301). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 November 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||