糙黃蓋鰈Limanda aspera
Family Pleuronectidae
Chieflymarine;occasionallybrackish;rareinfreshwater.Distribution:Arctic,Atlantic,IndianandPacificOceans.Botheyesnormallyontherightside.Preoperculumwithafreemargin.Finswithoutspines.Dorsalfinextendsonhead.Swimbladderabsentinadults.Thepigmentedsideiscapableofremarablecolorchangesinordertomatchthebottom.Predatorsofbenthicinvertebratesandfishes.Pelagicspawners.Eggswithoutoilglobuleinyolk.Benthic,fromafewtomorethan1,000m.Almostallspeciesimportanttofisheries.CooperandChapleau(1998;Ref.30193)excludethesubfamiliesPoecilopsettinae,Rhombosoleinae,andParalichthodinae.ThefamilyPleuronectidaebelongstotheClassActinopterygii(ray-finnedfishes)andtheOrderPleuronectiformes.Itcontains39generaand93species.ItmaybefoundinMarine,Brackish,andFreshwaterenvironmentsandisprimarilyMarine.Membersofthisfamilyarenotusedintheaquariumtrade.Reproductively,mostmembersofthisfamilyarenonguarders.Themainmodeofswimmingofadultfishinthisfamilyisanguilliform.Comparedwithotherfish,theactivitylevelofthisfamilytendstobenormal.MembersofthisfamilyhavebeendatedbacktotheEoceneepochoftheTertiaryperiod.Etymologyofthisfamilyname:Greek,pleura=side,ribe+Greek,nekton=swimmer
Habitat
Yellowfinsoleconcentrateontheoutershelfinthewinter,andmovetoveryshallowwaters( Typicallyfoundinwaterwithadepthof0to-4,869meters(0to-15,974feet).1
Biome
Saltwater.Demersal.
