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Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
Etymology: Acanthopsetta: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 900 m (Ref. 50550). Temperate, preferred ?; 66°N -
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk to Japan and Korea (Ref. 559). Also occurs in the Bering Sea, 54°-66°N (Ref. 265).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 16.0, range 25 - 26 cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56370); max. published weight: 1.2 kg (Ref. 56370); max. reported age: 17 years (Ref. 56527)
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Morphology | Morphometrics
Oviparous.
Cooper, J.A. and F. Chapleau, 1998. Monophyly and intrarelationships of the family Pleuronectidae (Pleuronectiformes), with a revised classification. Fish. Bull. 96(4):686-726. (Ref. 30193)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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