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Atheresthes evermanni Jordan & Starks, 1904 Kamchatka flounder |
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photo by
Orlov, A. |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Atheresthinae | |||
| Max. size: | 100 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 8,500.0 g; max. reported age: 33 years | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 1200 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Pacific: Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk north to the Anadyr Gulf, through the eastern Bering Sea to the Aleutian Islands and the Shelikof Strait in Alaska. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 98-116; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 76-94. Mouth very large; gill rakers slender; caudal fin strong and lunate (Ref. 559). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 November 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||