Lyopsetta exilis

Alternate names: Eopsetta exilis, slender sole

Author: Jordan and Gilbert, 1880

Description

General: Large eyes, elongate, slender body. May have a thick white bar running across the body.

Size: to 40 cm



Geographic Information

Habitat description: Benthic, soft sediment.

Ocean range (global): Bering Sea to southern Baja California.

Published depth range: 9 - 1145 m, typical 90 - 350 m.



Additional Information



References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Love, M.S. (2011). Certainly more than you want to know about the fishes of the Pacific coast. Really Big Press, Santa Barbara, CA. 649 pp.

Citation: Lyopsetta exilis (Jordan and Gilbert, 1880) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Lyopsetta%20exilis. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-03-29.
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