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Common names: Arrowtooth flounder, Arrowtooth flounder, Arrowtooth flounder
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to San Simeon, California (Ref. 6793). Also Ref. 276, 6885, 27436.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Faux flétan du Pacifique, Halibut del Pacífico, Arrow-tooth flounder, ... more

Main reference

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann. 1983. (Ref. 2850)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 84.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56527); max. published weight: 8.6 kg (Ref. 56527); max. reported age: 23 years (Ref. 55701)

Length at first maturity
L_m 37.9 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 950 m (Ref. 50610)

Climate / Range

Polar, preferred 7°C (Ref. 107945); 67°N - 35°N, 162°E - 122°W (Ref. 57234)

Distribution

North Pacific: Bering Sea coasts of Russia and Alaska to San Simeon, California, USA. The San Pedro, California, USA record for this species in Miller and Lea 1972 (Ref. 6792) is based on a misidentification of Eopsetta exilis.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 92-109; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 72 - 90; Vertebrae: 47 - 49. Dorsal origin over middle of upper eye. Caudal slightly lunate. Pectorals small.

Adults are found on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850). Feed on crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 6885). Not marketed as human food (Ref. 2850).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.2 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=23; K=.06-0.09; tm=5-7; Fec=250,000)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (64 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Atheresthes stomias (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)