Pleuronichthys verticalis Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Hornyhead turbot
photo by FAO

Family:  Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Pleuronichthyinae
Max. size:  37 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 9 - 200 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: Point Reyes in central California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico; isolated population in northern the Gulf of California.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits soft bottoms.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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