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Lyopsetta exilis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880). Rough Sole or Slender Sole. To 35 cm (13.7 in) TL (Hart 1973).
Gulf of Alaska east of Kodiak Island at North Albatross Bank (Allen and Smith 1988) to Pacific off Boca
de Santa Domingo (about 25°30'N), southern Baja California (Martinez-Muñoz and Ramirez-Cruz
1992). Benthic, at depths of 9–1,145 m (30–3,756 ft) (min.: Kramer et al. 1995; max.: Ramsey et al.
2002). Recently as Eopsetta exilis.
Microstomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879). Dover Sole, Slime Sole, or Slippery Flounder. To 76 cm (30 in) TL
(Kramer et al. 1995). Northwestern Bering Sea (Evseenko 2003), southeastern Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands from Stalemate Bank (Allen and Smith 1988) to just south of Punta San Juanico, southern Baja
California (25°59'N, 113°17'W; Snytko 1987). Benthic, at depths of 2 m (7 ft) or less to 1,372 m (4,500 ft)
(min.: Miller et al. 1980; max.: Kramer et al. 1995).
Parophrys vetulus Girard, 1854. English Sole or Lemon Sole. To 61 cm (24 in) TL (Kramer et al. 1995).
Nunivak Island, Bering Sea and Agattu Island, Aleutian Islands (Allen and Smith 1988) to Bahia San
Cristobal, central Baja California (Knaggs et al. 1975). Benthic, intertidal zone (juveniles) and to about
550 m (1,800 ft; Hart 1973). Recently as Pleuronectes vetulus.
Platichthys stellatus (Pallas, 1787). Starry Flounder. To 91 cm (36 in) TL (Clemens and Wilby 1946). Sea of
Japan off Korean Peninsula and Japan to Sea of Okhotsk, to Arctic Ocean in East Siberian Sea, Chukchi
Sea, Beaufort Sea, and Canada to Bathurst Inlet, Northwest Territories, and Bering Sea and Commander–
Aleutian chain (citations in Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to Los Angeles Harbor, southern California (Kramer
et al. 1995). Benthic, intertidal area and to depth of about 600 m (1,968 ft) (min.: Kramer et al. 1995;
max.: Fedorov 2000); enters lower reaches of rivers (Morrow 1980). The deepest records are from winter,
when the fish move off the shelf (B. A. Sheiko, pers. comm. to C. W. M.). We follow Eschmeyer (1998 and
online editions) in retaining 1787 for the date of publication; sometimes given as 1788.
Pleuronectes glacialis Pallas, 1776. Arctic Flounder or Polar Flounder. To 35 cm (13.8 in) TL (Morrow 1980).
Arctic Russia to Labrador in the Atlantic and Okhotsk Sea in western Pacific; in our area off Alaska from
Beaufort Sea to southeastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. Benthic, in shallow brackish waters of bays
and estuaries to depth of about 19 m (62 ft); rarely, if ever, found in deeper water (Mecklenburg et al.
2002) but reported to 91 m (298 ft; Kramer et al. 1995); sometimes enters fresh water (Morrow 1980).
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814. Alaska Plaice or Lemon Sole. To 62 cm (24.4 in) TL (Fadeev
1987). Sea of Japan (Lindberg and Fedorov 1993) to Chukchi Sea (Barber et al. 1997) and possibly Beaufort
Sea, to eastern Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska to southeastern Alaska near Ketchikan (Mecklenburg
et al. 2002); one record from Bellingham Bay, Washington (Townsend 1936). Benthic, at depths of 5–
500 m (16–1,640 ft; Lindberg and Fedorov 1993), except reported to 850 m (2,789 ft) or more in winter
in Okhotsk Sea (Kim Sen Tok et al. 1999). Pleuronectes pallasii Steindachner, 1880, is a junior synonym
and the name under which the Washington record was published (Mecklenburg et al. 2002).
Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854. C-O Sole or C-O Turbot. To 36 cm (14 in) TL (Clemens and Wilby
1946). Southeastern Alaska (landed at Sitka but catch locality not known; well documented from sites
farther south near Etolin Island and Ketchikan; Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to Punta Abreojos, southern
Baja California (Charter and Moser in Moser 1996). Benthic, at 0–350 m (0–1,146 ft) (min.: Kramer et
al. 1995; max.: Hart 1973).
Pleuronichthys decurrens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881. California Turbot, Curlfin Sole, or Curlfin Turbot. To 37 cm
(15 in) TL (Kramer et al. 1995), reported to 42 cm (16.5 in) TL (W. A. Palsson, pers. comm. to M. L.).
Aleutian Islands off northwest coast of Unimak Island (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) and Gulf of Alaska to
just south of Punta San Juanico, southern Baja California (25°59'N, 112°35'W; Snytko 1987). Benthic, surf
zone (Carlisle et al. 1960) and to depth of 349 m (1,146 ft; Gilbert 1896). Maximum depth is sometimes
given, incorrectly, as 533 m, 1,746 ft, or 291 fathoms. The error stems from Clemens and Wilby (1961)
who, as pointed out by Fitch (1963:22), in giving a maximum depth of 291 fm (532 m) miscited Gilbert