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Pleuronichthys decurrens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881

Curlfin sole
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Common names: Curlfin sole, Curlfin sole, Curlfin turbot
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Lamb, A. and P. Edgell, 1986
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Fished commercially in California, usually for mink food (Ref. 2850). In range Ref. 6885.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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Common names from other countries

Platija aleta de rizo, Platija aleta de rizo, Platija decurrens, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronichthyinae
Etymology: Pleuronichthys: Greek, pleura = side, ribe Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335);  decurrens: From the Greek pleuron meaning side, and ichthys meaning fish (Ref. 6885); and from the Latin decurrens, meaning 'running down' (Ref. 27436).
  More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 8 - 533 m (Ref. 6885), usually 20 - ? m (Ref. 27436).   Subtropical

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