Bering flounder (Hippoglossoides robustus)

Scientific name: Hippoglossoides robustus Gill & Townsend, 1897

The Bering flounder (Hippoglossoides robustus) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 67-80; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 51 - 62. Mouth large; teeth on each jaw uniserial; anterior teeth on each jaw somewhat enlarged, not canine-like; upper eye completely lateral; upper surfaces of eyeballs not scaled; interorbital space narrow, not ridged, and covered with several scale rows; caudal fin slightly rounded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hippoglossoides robustus
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
0–425 m (0–1394 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 425 m, usually ? - 150 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk north to northeast of Cape Lisburne, south to northwest of Akutan Island, Aleutian chain, Alaska. Arctic Canada.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=11; k=0.21)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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