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Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
Etymology: Pleuronectes: Greek, pleura = side, ribe + Greek, nekton = swimmer (Ref. 45335).
Issue
This species is placed in the genus Liopsetta in Evseenko (2004: Ref. 51668).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 27 m (Ref. 58426). Temperate, preferred ?; 60°N - 41°N
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 : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Inhabits inshore waters, shallow estuaries, river mouths and sheltered bays (Ref. 8520). Benthic species. Feeds on worms, crustaceans and molluscs (Ref. 58426).
Cooper, J.A. and F. Chapleau, 1998. Monophyly and intrarelationships of the family Pleuronectidae (Pleuronectiformes), with a revised classification. Fish. Bull. 96(4):686-726. (Ref. 30193)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 109396)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00439 - 0.01810), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), 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.
69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4; Fec=4,581-51,854).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100) .