Scientific Name
Limanda ferruginea

Common Name
Yellowtail flounder

Biology
Adults inhabit sandy to muddy bottoms. Prefer depths of 37 to 82 m at temperatures of 3-5?C. Feed mainly on polychaete worms and amphipods, shrimps, isopods and other crustaceans and occasionally small fish such as sand lance and capelin. Batch spawner. Marketed fresh or frozen; eaten steamed, fried, microwaved and baked.

Classification

Classified By

Storer, 1839

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Righteye flounders (Pleuronectidae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Atlantic

Distribution

Northwest Atlantic: southern Labrador, Canada to Chesapeake Bay, USA.

Range

54°N - 37°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

27 m

Depth To - meters

364 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 27 - 364 m , usually 36 - 91 m

Trophic Level

3.22 s.e. 0.39 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

64.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: experimental

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (rm=0.69; K=0.3; tm=2-6; tmax=12)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Vulnerable (VU)(A1bd)