Lepidopsetta bilineata

Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 58.0 cm TL male/unsexed; 60 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 1,800 g; max. reported age: 22 years
Length at first maturity
Lm 34.7, range 21 - 22 cm
Environment
Demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 575 m, usually 0 - 183 m
Climate / Range
Temperate; 67°N - 34°N, 124°E - 119°W
Lepidopsetta bilineata
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 58.0 cm TL male/unsexed; 60 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 1,800 g; max. reported age: 22 years
Length at first maturity
Lm 34.7, range 21 - 22 cm
Environment
Demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 575 m, usually 0 - 183 m
Climate / Range
Temperate; 67°N - 34°N, 124°E - 119°W
Distribution
North Pacific: Baja California to the eastern Aleutian Islands and extreme southeastern Bering Sea.
Short description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 65 - 82; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 50 - 65; Vertebrae: 39 - 42. Dorsal origin over forward part of eye. Caudal with posterior margin a broad 'V'. Pectorals small and may be asymmetrical. Blind side white, with glossy highlights along myotome margins, increasing anteriorly. Pores: supraorbital 3-9; preopercular 5-7; lateral line 70-91. Interorbital space narrow.
Biology
Occurs over sand and gravel substrates to depths of 339 m; larvae collected over depths less than 1,000 m. Feeds on mollusks, polychaete worms, crustaceans, brittle stars, and fishes. A tasty food fish; in some years commercial catch in Canada reaches 3,000 t
Common names:
Common name/ Language/ Country
Pacifisk flynder Danish Denmark
Rock sole English Alaska
Rock sole English Can Br Colum
Rock sole English Canada
Rock sole English UK
Rock sole English USA
Lest Estonian Estonia
Southern rock sole English USA
Fausse limande du Pacifique French France
Pazifische Scholle German Germany
Shumushugarei Japanese Japan
双线鲽 Mandarin Chinese China Main
孖線鰈 Mandarin Chinese China Main
孖线鲽 Mandarin Chinese China Main
雙線鰈 Mandarin Chinese China Main
Solha-da-rocha Portuguese Portugal
камбала северная двухлинеиная Russian Russian Fed
Ihémek'we Salish Can Br Colum
Lenguado del Pacífico Spanish Spain