Rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata)

Scientific name: Lepidopsetta bilineata Ayres, 1855

Rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata)

The Rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: North Pacific, Baja California to the eastern Aleutian Islands and extreme southeastern Bering Sea.

Biology

Occurs over sand and gravel substrates to depths of 339 m; larvae collected over depths less than 1,000 m. Feeds on mollusks, polychaete worms, crustaceans, brittle stars, and fishes. A tasty food fish; in some years commercial catch in Canada reaches 3,000 t.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepidopsetta bilineata
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
58.0
Depth range
0–575 m (0–1886 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 575 m, usually 0 - 183 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Baja California to the eastern Aleutian Islands and extreme southeastern Bering Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.15; tm=9; tmax=22)

Sources

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

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