| Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Pleuronectinae |
| 49 cm TL (male/unsexed); 57 cm TL (female); max.weight: 1,500.0 g; max. reported age: 22 years |
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demersal; depth range 0 - 550 m, oceanodromous |
| Eastern Pacific: from Russia to Agattu Island, north to Nunivak Island, Alaska, then South to Mexico, Baja California, Mexico. Hybridizes with Platichthys stellatus - the hybrid, called Inopsetta ischyra, may be found from the Bering Sea to San Francisco, California, USA. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 72-92; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 45-70; Vertebrae: 41-44. Dorsal origin above middle of upper eye. Pectorals inclined to be pointed. |
| Adults inhabit sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 4925). Young occur in intertidal areas. Feed on small crustaceans, marine worms, brittle stars and small mollusks (Ref. 6885). Spawning adults make extensive migrations (Ref. 6885). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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