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Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
Etymology: Eopsetta: Greek, eos = dawn, aurore + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 1325 m (Ref. 56557). Subtropical, preferred ?
Northwest Pacific: Pacific coast of Japan, Sea of Japan, Yellow Sea, Gulf of Po-Hai, East China Sea to Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557)
Found in the sublittoral zone, above 200 m on sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230). Cultured and released for fishery in Japan.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cooper, J.A. and F. Chapleau, 1998. Monophyly and intrarelationships of the family Pleuronectidae (Pleuronectiformes), with a revised classification. Fish. Bull. 96(4):686-726. (Ref. 30193)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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