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North Pacific: from Kuril Island to Bering Sea coasts of Russia and Alaska (Ref. 27436) to Cedros Island, northern Baja California, Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56527); common length : 36.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56527); max. published weight: 2.0 kg (Ref. 56527); max. reported age: 27 years (Ref. 55701)
Dorsalspines (total): 0; Dorsalsoft rays (total): 87 - 110; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 78 - 93; Vertebrae: 62 - 65. Dorsal origin above middle of upper eye. Posterior margin of caudal like a 'V'. Pectoral on eyed side greatly elongated. Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
A slow-growing species found on sand or mud bottoms (Ref. 2850). Usually discarded by trawlers but sometimes processed into fertilizer (Ref. 27436). Flesh considered tasty (Ref. 27436). Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).
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: Version 2025-2)
