Scientific Name
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus

Common Name
Alaska plaice

Biology
Feeds mainly on polychaetes and amphipods (Ref. 27301).

Classification

Classified By

Pallas, 1814

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Righteye flounders (Pleuronectidae)

Distribution

Region

North Pacific

Distribution

North Pacific: Peter the Great Bay to Point Hope in the Chukchi Sea south to Unalaska Island and east to Kayak Island in southeast Alaska.

Range

65°N - 48°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

3 °C

Water Temperature To

8 °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

600 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 600 m (Ref. 50550)

Trophic Level

3.1 s.e. 0.30 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

62.0 cm

Common Length

36.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.1)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated