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Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
Etymology: Hippoglossoides: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek, glossa = tongue + Suffix oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
Medioambiente / Clima / Gama
Ecología
; marino demersal; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 10 - 3000 m (Ref. 58426), usually 90 - 250 m (Ref. 6263). Temperate, preferred 6°C (Ref. 107945); 77°N - 41°N, 72°W - 55°E
Eastern Atlantic: off eastern Greenland and from the English Channel to the coast of Murmansk. Western Atlantic: southern Labrador in Canada and western Greenland to Rhode Island in USA (Ref. 7251). Two subspecies were recognized, H. p. platessoides from northwestern Atlantic, and H. p. limandoides from the northeastern Atlantic (Ref. 51668).
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 35.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 82.6 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 58426); peso máximo publicado: 6.4 kg (Ref. 7251); edad máxima reportada: 30 años (Ref. 6263)
Slender body and a large mouth. Dorsal fin starts above left eye. Lateral line almost straight. Rough scales (Ref. 35388).
Adults are most abundant from 90 m to 250 m deep and bottom temperatures of -0.5 to 2.5°C (Ref. 6263). Live on soft bottoms (Ref. 9988, 58426). Feed on invertebrates and small fishes. Batch spawner (Ref. 51486). Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).
Cooper, J.A. and F. Chapleau, 1998. Monophyly and intrarelationships of the family Pleuronectidae (Pleuronectiformes), with a revised classification. Fish. Bull. 96(4):686-726. (Ref. 30193)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: muy comercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00353 - 0.00895), b=3.09 (2.96 - 3.22), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref.
69278): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (rm=0.43; K=0.06-0.12; tm=2-11; tmax=30; Fec=50,000).
Prior r = 0.32, 2 SD range = 0.15 - 0.69, log(r) = -1.14, SD log(r) = 0.38, Based on: 2 M, 10 K, 28 tgen, 2 tmax, 5 Fec records
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100) .