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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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Northeastern Pacific: Bering Sea coast of Alaska to Islas Los Coronados, northern Baja California, Mexico.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 43.0, range 40 - 44 cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56527); 70.0 cm TL (female); common length : 42.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56527); max. published weight: 3.7 kg (Ref. 56527); max. reported age: 35 years (Ref. 55701)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 87-101; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 67 - 79; Vertebrae: 41 - 44. Dorsal origin over middle part of eye. Caudal longest in middle, ending in a broad 'V'. Pectoral fins large, bluntly pointed.

Adults are found on sand bottom (Ref. 2850), usually in deep water (Ref. 9988). Feed on invertebrates and bottom fishes (Ref. 6885). Livers of large individuals are a rich source of vitamin A (Ref. 6885). Marketed fresh or as frozen fillets (Ref. 2850). Eaten steamed, fried, micro-waved and baked (Ref. 9988). Generally regarded as the premium Pacific coast sole (Ref. 9988).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaborators

Vinnikov, K.A., R.C. Thomson and T.A. Munroe, 2018. Revised classification of the righteye flounders (Teleostei: Pleuronectidae) based on multilocus phylogeny with complete taxon sampling. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 125:147-162. (Ref. 122998)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 February 2021

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Eopsetta jordani (Lockington, 1879)