| Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Pleuronectinae |
| 64 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 3,600.0 g; max. reported age: 14 years |
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demersal; depth range 5 - 143 m, oceanodromous |
| Western Atlantic: Labrador, Canada to Georgia, USA. |
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| Adults inhabit soft muddy to moderately hard bottoms (Ref. 5951). Feed predominantly in daytime on organisms living in, on or near the bottom; shrimps, amphipods, crabs, sea urchins and snails (Ref. 12232). Batch spawner (Ref. 51846). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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