Biology
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A distinctive-looking flatfish not commonly found in the Arctic Ocean
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Trophic Strategy
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Preys on polychaetes, gammarid amphipods, bivalves, cumaceans; Eaten by cods, sculpins, halibuts, skates, and other bottom fishes
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Habitat
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Subarctic-arctic; Benthic, on sand and mud substrates; Shallow, in water depths to 125 m; Near-bottom temperatures of 0-11°C
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Life Cycle
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Little known; Spawns in May to August; Egg diameter 0.72-0.87 mm; Number of eggs 78,700-841,000; Eggs and larvae pelagic
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Comprehensive Description
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Eyed side grayish brown, covered with small, indistinct white spots; blind side lemon yellow; Lateral line with high arch over pectoral fin; long, produced snout; concave profile above the eyes; The characteristic snout develops in juveniles after about 40 mm in length
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Diagnostic Description
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Snout produced; upper profile of head a little concave above middle of upper eye; teeth obtusely conical (Ref. 559). Blind side uniformly yellow (Ref. 559).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 62 - 74; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 46 - 53
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Benthic.
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- Lilibeth Miranda
Biology
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Benthic (Ref. 58426).
Importance
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fisheries: bycatch
Longhead dab
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Longhead dab: Brief Summary
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The longhead dab (Limanda proboscidea) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of up to 160 metres (520 ft), though it is most commonly found between 10 and 125 metres (33 and 410 ft). Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the northern Pacific, and it range stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk and the Kuril Islands to the Bering Sea and the arctic west coast of Canada. Males grow up to 40 centimetres (16 in) in length, though the common length is around 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in).
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