Scientific Name
Limanda aspera

Common Name
Yellowfin sole

Biology
Feeds on hydroids, worms, mollusks, and brittle stars (Ref. 6885). Marketed frozen and eaten fried, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).

Classification

Classified By

Pallas, 1814

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Righteye flounders (Pleuronectidae)

Distribution

Region

North Pacific

Distribution

North Pacific: Korea and the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea, and Barkley Sound, Canada. Reported from the Alaskan Beaufort Sea (Ref. 28503).

Range

67°N - 35°N, 130°E - 125°W

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

700 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 700 m (Ref. 50593), usually ? - 91 m (Ref. 2850)

Trophic Level

3.24 s.e. 0.36 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

49.0 cm

Common Length

33.5 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 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 (58 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.1-0.15; tm=4-10; tmax=26; Fec=1 million)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated