Slender Sole

Eopsetta exilis
(also known as Lyopsetta exilis)

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

In-depth Information Regarding this Species

U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean	Alaska to Baja (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Depth range (meters)	76–512 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	35 (Love 1996, Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Male Age at Maturity (years)	2–3 (Love 1996)
Female Age at Maturity (years)	3–5 (Love 1996)
Time of Year of Spawning	Late winter–Early spring (Love 1996)
Description of Eggs	Pelagic (Love 1996)
Adult Food Preference	Shrimp, Amphipods, Salps, Mysid Shrimp, Worms, Fish, Krill (Love 1996) Pelagic crsutaceans such as Euphasiids, Shrimp and Amphipods (Pearcy and Hancock 1978 in Stickney et al. 1995)
Commercial Fishery	None (Love 1996)

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	0	0
1990	0	0
1991	0	0
1992	0	0
1993	0	0
1994	0	0
1995	40	N/A
1996	0	0
1997	0	0
1998	0	0

© 2003 Stephen Sempier