Pleuronichthys decurrens, Curlfin sole : fisheries, gamefish

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Pleuronichthys decurrens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881

Curlfin sole
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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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Eastern Pacific: Prince William Sound, Alaska to Bahia San Quintin, northern Baja California, Mexico.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 67-79; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 46 - 52; Vertebrae: 37 - 39. Dorsal origin far forward at angle of mouth, first 9-12 rays on the blind side. Caudal deep and rounded.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Commonly found on soft bottom (Ref. 2850). Feed on brittle stars and nudibranchs (Ref. 27436). Minimal interest to anglers, usually an incidental catch (Ref. 27436).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaborators

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)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 November 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
FAO - Fisheries: landings; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 5.7 - 14, mean 8.8 °C (based on 318 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01660 (0.00676 - 0.04074), b=3.01 (2.80 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.55 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 70.7 [26.0, 163.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.757 [0.368, 1.490] mg/100g; Protein = 17.5 [16.2, 18.9] %; Omega3 = 0.233 [0.117, 0.479] g/100g; Selenium = 37.3 [18.0, 86.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 10.7 [2.6, 45.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.579 [0.378, 0.891] mg/100g (wet weight);