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Eopsetta jordani (Lockington, 1879)

Petrale sole
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Brill, Petrale sole, Petrale sole
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 6793. In range Ref. 6885.
National Checklist:
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

Charlottin pétrale, Limanda petrale, منبسط الظهر, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Hippoglossinae
Etymology: Eopsetta: Greek, eos = dawn, aurore + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335);  jordani: Named after David Starr Jordan, great inciter of ichthyology in the USA (Ref. 6885).

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 550 m (Ref. 6793).   Temperate; 67°N - 31°N, 172°E - 117°W

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