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> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Atheresthinae
Etymology: Atheresthes: Greek, atheres = spike + The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mithology (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.

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

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 18 - 950 m (Ref. 50610). Polar; 67°N - 35°N, 162°E - 122°W (Ref. 57234)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

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.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 37.9 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 84.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2850); common length : 50.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 56527); peso máximo publicado: 8.6 kg (Ref. 56527); edad máxima reportada: 23 años (Ref. 55701)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 92-109; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 72 - 90; Vértebra: 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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Amaoka, Kunio | Colaboradores

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)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 August 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Atheresthes stomias (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)