Yellowtail flounder

Yellowtail flounder
An image of the brown oval-shaped upperside of the yellowtail flounder
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Limanda
Species:
L. ferruginea
Binomial name
Limanda ferruginea
(Storer, 1839)
Topological relief map of the Northeast United States and Atlantic Canada, showing the range of Limanda ferruginea along the continental shelf in red
  Range
Synonyms
  • Platessa ferruginea Storer, 1839
  • Pleuronectes ferruginea (Storer, 1839)
  • Pleuronectes ferrugineus (Storer, 1839)
  • Limanda vulgaris Gottsche, 1835
  • Limanda oceanica Bonaparte, 1846

The yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea), also known as the rusty dab, is a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders). Reaching 56 cm (22 in) in length, it has reddish brown upperparts, pale underparts and yellow fins. Both its eyes are on the right (upper) side of its body. Found in the western North Atlantic, it has been fished commercially by North American fisheries for food. A victim of overfishing, the yellowtail flounder is categorized as "Vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

  1. ^ Sobel, J. (1996). "Pleuronectes ferrugineus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17710A7362225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17710A7362225.en. Downloaded on 25 March 2018.