C-O Turbot

Pleuronichthys coenosus

Photo contributed by: Daniel W. Gotshall To email him click here.

In-depth Information Regarding this Species

U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean	Alaska to Baja (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Habitat	Rocky and flat bottom Common in shallow water (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Substrate	Sand near rocks and algae (Love 1996)
Depth range (meters)	Down to 350 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Behavior	Bottom-dwelling (Burgess et al. 1990)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	36 (Love 1996, Eschmeyer and Herald 1983, Burgess et al. 1990)
Time of Year of Spawning	March–August (Love 1996)
Description of Eggs	Pelagic (Love 1996)
Adult Food Preference	Worms, Small Crustaceans, Fish (Love 1996)
Market	Asian market (Love 1996)
Ornamental Market	In aquarium guide (Burgess et al. 1990)
Additional Remarks	Not much known about species (Love 1996) Good community fish (Burgess et al. 1990)

Recent Wild Harvest Data for Oregon
Data from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Year	Total Catch (Pounds)	Ex-vessel Value ( U.S. Dollars)
1989	N/A	N/A
1990	N/A	N/A
1991	N/A	N/A
1992	N/A	N/A
1993	N/A	N/A
1994	N/A	N/A
1995	N/A	N/A
1996	N/A	N/A
1997	N/A	N/A
1998	N/A	N/A

Photograph courtesy of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering To link to their webpage click here.

© 2003 Stephen Sempier