Article: Revision of the genus Lepidopsetta Gill, 1862 (Teleostei: Pleuronectidae) based on larval and adult morphology, with a description of a new species from the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.(Statistical Data Included)

Abstract.--The endemic North Pacific pleuronectid genus Lepidopsetta Gill is revised to include three species: L. bilineata (Ayres), L. polyxystra n. sp., and L. mochigarei Snyder. Adults of L. bilineata can be distinguished by a low gill-raker count and high supraorbital pore count; larvae may be distinguished by four dorsal midline melanophores, heavy finfold pigment, a short snout-to-anus length, and a deep body. The species ranges from Baja California to the eastern Aleutian Islands and the extreme southeastern Bering Sea. Adults of L. mochigarei are distinguished from all other members of Lepidopsetta by higher scale and preopercular pore counts and lower gill-raker ...

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