Limanda aspera (Pallas, 1814)
Yellowfin sole
Limanda aspera
photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

 Family:  Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Pleuronectinae
 Max. size:  49 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,700.0 g; max. reported age: 34 years
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 0 - 700 m
 Distribution:  North Pacific: Korea and the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea, and Barkley Sound, Canada. Reported from the Alaskan Beaufort Sea (Ref. 28503).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 61-69; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 48-58; Vertebrae: 39-40. Dorsal origin above posterior part of eye. Caudal rounded at edges. Pectorals bluntly pointed.
 Biology:  Adults feed on hydroids, worms, mollusks, and brittle stars (Ref. 6885). Marketed frozen and eaten fried, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Luna, Susan M. - 20.02.13
 Checked by: Amaoka, Kunio - 26.10.95

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