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Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres, 1855)

Pacific rock sole
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Common names: Rock sole, Rock sole, Southern rock sole
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to San Nicholas I. (Ref. 27436) and Tanner Bank, off southern California (Ref. 2850). Locally abundant along the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California (Ref. 37594). Also Ref. 559, 6793, 6885.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Rock sole, Fausse limande du Pacifique, Lenguado del Pacífico, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
Etymology: Lepidopsetta: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335);  bilineata: Specific name refers to the bifurcate supratemporal branch of the lateral line (bilineata = two-lined)..
  More on author: Ayres.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 575 m (Ref. 6793), usually 0 - 183 m (Ref. 6885).   Temperate; 67°N - 34°N, 124°E - 119°W (Ref. 54562)

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