Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus)

Scientific name: Microstomus pacificus Lockington, 1879

Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus)

The Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea to Stalemate Bank in the Aleutian Islands and San Cristobal Bay, Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Occurs on mud bottom. Moves into deep water in winter. Produces large amounts of slime which may cover other fishes when caught in trawls. Marketed as mink food or as fillet.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Microstomus pacificus
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
76.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
10–1370 m (33–4495 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 1370 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea to Stalemate Bank in the Aleutian Islands and San Cristobal Bay, Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=5; tmax=53; K=0.26; Fec=37,000)

Sources

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

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