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Limanda aspera  (Pallas, 1814)

Yellowfin sole
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Common names: Pacific sole, Yellowfin sole, Yellowfin sole
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 49.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56370); common length : 33.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4883); max. published weight: 1.7 kg (Ref. 56527); max. reported age: 34 years (Ref. 55701)

Length at first maturity
Lm 28.9, range 21 - 24 cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 700 m (Ref. 50593), usually ? - 91 m (Ref. 2850)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 5°C (Ref. 107945); 67°N - 35°N, 130°E - 125°W (Ref. 54599)

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).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 61-69; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 48 - 58; Vertebrae: 39 - 40. Dorsal origin above posterior part of eye. Caudal rounded at edges. Pectorals bluntly pointed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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 (Ref. 115185)

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 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5   ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.1-0.15; tm=4-10; tmax=34; Fec=1 million)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (62 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium