Lyopsetta exilis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PLEURONECTIFORMES	PLEURONECTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Lyopsetta exilis

Species Authority:

(Jordan & Gilbert 1880)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Slender Sole
Spanish	–	Platija Delgada, Platija Flaca

Synonym/s:

Eopsetta exilis (Jordan & Gilbert 1880)

Hippoglossoides exilis Jordan & Gilbert 1880

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Munroe, T.A.
Reviewer/s:	Collen, B., Richman, N., Beresford, A., Chenery, A. & Ram, M.
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H., Lutz, M., Batchelor, A., Jopling, B., Kemp, K., Lewis, S., Lintott, P., Sears, J., Wilson, P. & Smith, J. and Livingston, F.
Justification: The Slender Sole (Lyopsetta exilis) has been assessed as Least Concern due to its wide distribution and abundance. Although harvested by the commercial fishing industry, this is not considered a major threat to this species at present. Continued monitoring of the population size and harvest levels of this species is needed to ensure a threat category is not triggered in the future.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The Slender Sole (Lyopsetta exilis) is distributed from southeastern Alaska to the centre of Baja California, Mexico.
Countries:	Native: Canada; Mexico; United States (Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington)
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – northeast
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Population [top]

Population:	The Slender Sole is considered relatively abundant in areas of its range, including along the Oregon coast (Doyle et al. 2002).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The Slender Sole is a benthic species found to occur on the continental shelf in deeper waters of the slope, or in rocky areas (Doyle et al. 2002).
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The Slender Sole has some commercial value, but does not seem to be harvested in large quantities due to its small size. Harvesting of this species is not considered a major threat at present.

Major Threat(s):

The Slender Sole has some commercial value, but does not seem to be harvested in large quantities due to its small size. Harvesting of this species is not considered a major threat at present.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for the Slender Sole, however its distribution may coincide with a number of marine protected area designations including the Maquinna Marine Provincial Park off Vancouver Island. Continued monitoring of the population numbers and harvest levels of this species is needed.

Conservation Actions:

There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for the Slender Sole, however its distribution may coincide with a number of marine protected area designations including the Maquinna Marine Provincial Park off Vancouver Island. Continued monitoring of the population numbers and harvest levels of this species is needed.

Citation:	Munroe, T.A. 2010. Lyopsetta exilis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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