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Southern Rock Sole

Lepidopsetta bilineata

Classification

The rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata), also known as the Pacific rock sole or Southern rock sole, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sand and gravel bottoms at depths of up to 575 metres (1,886 ft), though it is most commonly found between 0 and 183 metres (0 and 600 ft). Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the northern Pacific, from Baja California to Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and southeastern parts of the Bering Sea.

Distribution

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