Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra)

Scientific name: Lepidopsetta polyxystra Orr & Matarese, 2000

Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra)

The Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae.

Biology

Occurs on sand, also together with gravel and mud.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepidopsetta polyxystra
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
69.0
Depth range
0–700 m (0–2297 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 700 m, usually 19 - 246 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Puget Sound, Washington (USA) through the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to the Kuril Islands; overlapping with L. bilineata from the extreme SE Bering Sea to Puget Sound; and with L. mochigarei in the southern Sea of Okhotsk.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=7; K=0.25)

Sources

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

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