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Atheresthes stomias (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

Arrow-tooth flounder
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Common names: Arrow-tooth flounder, Long-jaw flounder, P'ewi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Recorded from the Pacific coast (Ref. 6885). Has not been marketed (Ref. 6885). Also Ref. 2850, 4925, 11007, 93933.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Faux flétan du Pacifique, Halibut del Pacífico, Arrowtooth flounder, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Atheresthinae
Etymology: Atheresthes: Greek, atheres = spike + The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mithology (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 950 m (Ref. 50610).   Polar; 67°N - 35°N, 162°E - 122°W (Ref. 57234)

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