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Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
Etymology: Liopsetta: Greek, leio = smooth + Greek,psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gill.
Issue
This species is placed in the genus Liopsetta in Evseenko (2004: Ref. 51668).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 27 m (Ref. 58426), usually ? - 10 m (Ref. 117245). Temperate; 60°N - 41°N, 71°W - 50°W
Northwest Atlantic: Ungava Bay in Quebec, Canada to Rhode Island in USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 9.8, range 9 - 10.7 cm
Max length : 27.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117245); 33.0 cm TL (female); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117245)
Inhabits inshore waters, shallow estuaries, river mouths and sheltered bays (Ref. 8520). Benthic species. Feeds on worms, crustaceans and molluscs (Ref. 58426).
Vinnikov, K.A., R.C. Thomson and T.A. Munroe, 2018. Revised classification of the righteye flounders (Teleostei: Pleuronectidae) based on multilocus phylogeny with complete taxon sampling. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 125:147-162. (Ref. 122998)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.5 - 8.8, mean 6 °C (based on 248 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00457 - 0.01819), b=3.10 (2.93 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.44 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4; Fec=4,581-51,854).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 63.9 [19.7, 143.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.27 [0.11, 0.75] mg/100g; Protein = 17.5 [15.4, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.276 [0.127, 0.615] g/100g; Selenium = 14 [5, 43] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.9 [3.1, 45.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.575 [0.307, 1.195] mg/100g (wet weight);