Scientific Name
Atheresthes stomias

Common Name
Arrow-tooth flounder

Biology
Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850). Feeds on crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 6885). Not marketed as human food (Ref. 2850).

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Righteye flounders (Pleuronectidae)

Distribution

Region

North Pacific

Distribution

North Pacific: Bering Sea coasts of Russia and Alaska to San Simeon, California, USA. The San Pedro, California, USA record for this species in Miller and Lea 1972 (Ref. 6792) is based on a misidentification of Eopsetta exilis.

Range

67°N - 35°N, 162°E - 122°W

Environment

Climate

Polar

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

18 m

Depth To - meters

950 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 950 m (Ref. 50610)

Trophic Level

4.26 s.e. 0.75 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

84.0 cm

Common Length

50.0 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: highly commercial; gamefish: yes

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (64 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=15)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated