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Lepidopsetta polyxystra Orr & Matarese, 2000
Northern Rock Sole
Family: Pleuronectidae
Introduction to the Fish

Photograph

© Aaron Baldwin     (Photo ID #7291)

Map

Source: Distribution of Lepidopsetta polyxystra as compiled by Aquamaps

Species Information

Vertebrae: 39 - 41. Blind side creamy in life, no glossy highlights along myotome margins. Pores: supraorbital 1-3, rarely 4-7; preopercular 5-8; lateral line 76-100. Interorbital space wide. Total scales above and below lateral line 66-96 (Ref. 37594).

Source: FishBase. Orr, J.W. and A.C Matarese. 2000 . (Ref. 37594)

Biology

Species Biology

Occurs on sand, also together with gravel and mud (Ref. 37594). Environment: demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 700 m (Ref. 50550), usually 19 - 246 m (Ref. 37594) Climate: temperate

Source: FishBase. Orr, J.W. and A.C Matarese. 2000 . (Ref. 37594)

Distribution

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.

Source: FishBase. Orr, J.W. and A.C Matarese. 2000 . (Ref. 37594)

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
NativeSNRNo StatusNot Listed



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