Biology:Butter sole
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
| Genus: | Isopsetta Lockington, 1883 |
| Species: | I. isolepis
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| Isopsetta isolepis (Lockington, 1880)
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The butter sole (Isopsetta isolepis) is an edible flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on soft, silty bottoms in temperate waters at depths between 20 and 425 m (66 and 1,394 ft). Its native habitat is the northeastern Pacific, from the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands, along the coasts of Alaska, Canada , and the United States of America as far south as Ventura, California . It grows up to 55 cm (22 in) in length, and can live for up to 11 years.[1]
Description
The butter sole is a right-eyed flounder with an oval-shaped body. Its upper side is light to dark or greyish brown, with yellow or green mottling; its underside is white. The scales on the upper side are rough. The dorsal and anal fins have bright yellow edges; the caudal fin is rounded and forms a broad V shape. The lateral line curves slightly around the pectoral fin. The mouth is small, with blunt teeth that are stronger on the underside. The eyes are small, and close together.[2]
Diet
The butter sole's diet consists of benthic organisms such as crabs, shrimp, worms, and sand dollars, as well as young herring.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds (5 June 2009). "Isopsetta isolepis". Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=4242.
- ↑ "Butter Sole". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2009-05-14. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/finfish/sp/buttersole.asp.
Wikidata ☰ Q2566382 entry
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