Animalia > Chordata > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Clidoderma > Clidoderma asperrimum

Clidoderma asperrimum (Roughscale sole; Roughscale flounder)

Synonyms: Platessa asperrima
Language: Japanese; Korean; Mandarin Chinese; Salish

Wikipedia Abstract

The roughscale sole, Clidoderma asperrimum, is an edible flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy, muddy bottoms at depths from 15 to 1,900 metres (49 to 6,234 ft), though it is most commonly found at depths of between 400 and 600 metres (1,300 and 2,000 ft). It can reach 62 centimetres (24 in) in length and can weigh up to 4.4 kilograms (9.7 lb). Its native habitat is the northern Pacific, from the coasts of China and Japan, across the Bering Sea to Alaska, Canada and the Californian coast of America.
View Wikipedia Record: Clidoderma asperrimum

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Clidoderma asperrimum

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve II 366714 British Columbia, Canada
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve II 137900 British Columbia, Canada

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Derogenes varicus[1]
Fellodistomum fellis[1]
Zoogonoides viviparus[1]

External References

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Citations

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1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0