| Family: |
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Pleuronectinae |
| Max. size: |
40 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 160 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia and Bering Sea. Arctic Canada. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 62-74; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 46-53. Snout produced; upper profile of head a little concave above middle of upper eye; teeth obtusely conical (Ref. 559). Blind side uniformly yellow (Ref. 559). |
| Biology: |
Benthic (Ref. 58426). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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