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> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
Etymology: More on author: Girard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino demersale; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 550 m (Ref. 6793). Temperate; 61°N - 28°N, 163°E - 114°W

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Eastern Pacific: from Russia to Agattu Island, north to Nunivak Island, Alaska, then South to Mexico, Baja California, Mexico.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 31.0, range 30 - 32 cm
Max length : 49.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 6885); 57.0 cm TL (female); common length : 33.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 56527); peso massimo pubblicato: 1.5 kg (Ref. 56527); Età massima riportata: 22 anni (Ref. 55701)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 72-92; Spine anali 0; Raggi anali molli: 45 - 70; Vertebre: 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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaboratori

Vinnikov, K.A., R.C. Thomson and T.A. Munroe, 2018. Revised classification of the righteye flounders (Teleostei: Pleuronectidae) based on multilocus phylogeny with complete taxon sampling. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 125:147-162. (Ref. 122998)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Parophrys vetulus Girard, 1854