Curlfin Turbot

Pleuronichthys decurrens

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In-depth Information Regarding this Species

Alternate Common Names	Curlfin Sole
U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean	Alaska to Baja (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Habitat	Common (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Substrate	Soft bottom (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Depth range (meters)	7.6–532 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	37 (Love 1996, Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Description of Eggs	Pelagic (Love 1996)
Adult Food Preference	Worms, Gammarid Amphipods, Market Squid (Love 1996)
Commercial Fishery	Commercial fishery (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Market	Asian market (Love 1996)
Additional Use of the Species	Mink food (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)

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	5,420	1,907
1990	574	172
1991	2,507	775
1992	848	266
1993	3,003	925
1994	5,928	1,717
1995	2,506	847
1996	4,599	1,528
1997	5,781	1,959
1998	5,530	1,736

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