Scientific Name
Lyopsetta exilis

Common Name
Slender sole

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 72-78; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 57 - 65; Vertebrae: 42 - 46. Dorsal origin over anterior part of upper eye. Caudal rounded. Pectorals small and narrow.

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Righteye flounders (Pleuronectidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Alsek Canyon, southeastern Alaska to Isla Cedros, central Baja California, Mexico.

Range

60°N -

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

25 m

Depth To - meters

800 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 25 - 800 m (Ref. 6793)

Trophic Level

3.44 s.e. 0.47 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

35.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=20; tm=4)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)