Lepidopsetta bilineata

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Pleuronectidae

Chiefly marine ; occasionally brackish ; rare in freshwater . Distribution: Arctic , Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Both eyes normally on the right side. Preoperculum with a free margin . Fins without spines. Dorsal fin extends on head . Swimbladder absent in adults . The pigmented side is capable of remarable color changes in order to match the bottom . Predators of benthic invertebrates and fishes . Pelagic spawners. Eggs without oil globule in yolk . Benthic, from a few to more than 1,000 m. Almost all species important to fisheries. Cooper and Chapleau (1998; Ref. 30193) exclude the subfamilies Poecilopsettinae, Rhombosoleinae, and Paralichthodinae.The family Pleuronectidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Pleuronectiformes. It contains 39 genera and 93 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish, and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is anguilliform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, pleura = side, ribe + Greek, nekton = swimmer

Habitat

Occurs over sand and gravel substrates to depths of 339 m ; larvae collected over depths less than 1,000 m (Ref. 37594).

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,217 meters (0 to -17,116 feet).Mean = -236.130 meters (-774.705 feet), Standard Deviation = 534.380 based on 4,972 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Biology

Diet

Feeds on mollusks, polychaete worms, crustaceans, brittle stars, and fishes (Ref. 6885).

Taxonomy

Ambiguous Synonyms

1. Pleuronectes bilineatus (Ayres, 1855)

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres)
2. Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres, 1855)
3. Lepidopsetta bilineata subsp. bilineata (Ayres, 1855)
4. Platessa bilineata Ayres, 1855
5. Platichthys umbrosus Girard, 1856
6. Pleuronectes perarcuatus Cope, 1873

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Family : Righteye flounders .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Lepidopsetta

There are approximately 10 species in this genus:

L. bilineata (Rock Sole) · L. bilineata bilineata · L. bilineata umbrosa · L. bilineatus · L. mochigarei (Asabakarei) · L. pinnifasciata · L. polyxystra (Northern Rock Sole) · L. spp · L. umbrina · L. umbrosa

Bibliography

• Allen, M.J. and G.B. Smith (1988). Atlas and zoogeography of common fishes in the Bering Sea and northeastern Pacific. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS 66, 151 p.
• Cooper, J. Andrew, and François Chapleau 1998. Monophyly and intrarelationships of the family Pleuronectidae (Pleuronectiformes), with a revised classification. Fishery Bulletin, vol. 96, no. 4. 686-726.
• Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983). A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p.
• Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
• Hart, J.L. (1973). Pacific fishes of Canada. Fish. Res. Board Can. Bull. 180:1-740.
• Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984). The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1 (text). Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text), 370 pls.

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Notes

Contributors

• Amaoka, Kunio (from FishBase).
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 8, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 11 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

• Burke Museum: University of Washington Fish Collection
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NODC WOD01 Plankton Database
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: North Pacific Groundfish Observer (North Pacific Research Board)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
• University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History: Fish specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2495327
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-55090
• Fishbase Species ID: 24237
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13552717
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 172917
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 114898

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