Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera)

Scientific name: Limanda aspera Pallas, 1814

Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera)

The Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: North Pacific, Korea and the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea, and Barkley Sound, Canada. Reported from the Alaskan Beaufort Sea.

Biology

Feeds on hydroids, worms, mollusks, and brittle stars. Marketed frozen and eaten fried, microwaved and baked.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Limanda aspera
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
49.0
Common length
33.5
Depth range
0–700 m (0–2297 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 700 m, usually ? - 91 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Korea and the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea, and Barkley Sound, Canada. Reported from the Alaskan Beaufort Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.1-0.15; tm=4-10; tmax=26; Fec=1 million)

Sources

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

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