Orr and Matarese: Revison of the genus Lepidopsetta Gill, 1862 



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San Francisco Market, May 1895; CAS 49152, 1(229.5 mm), 

 Calif., Sonoma, Bodega Bay, 18 October 1981; SIO 88-119, 

 1(277 mm), Calif., south of La Jolla; SIO H48-22, 1(261 

 mm), Calif, south of La Jolla; SIO 63-241, 1(243 mm). 

 Tanner Bank, Calif, 32°42.5'N. 119°6.5'W, 17 May 1963; 

 SIO 65-460, 1(284 mm), Calif, ridge between Tanner and 

 Cortez Banks, 26 September 1965; SIO 65-6-64A, 1(210 

 mm), Calif, Tanner Bank, 32°42'N, 119°08'W, 15 January 

 1965; SIO 63-732-64A, 1(183 mm), Calif., Catalina I., off 

 Avalon, 22 March 1962; SIO 85-145, 2(74-86 mm), Calif., 

 Navarro Head, 39°05.7'N, 123°E44.95'W, 60.4-110.5 m, 17 

 August 1985; LACM W54-382, 7( 178.5-247 mm), 1.6 km W 

 of Santa Barbara I., 33°08.15'N, 119°04.1333'W, 31 October 

 1954; LACM W66-67, 1(198.5 mm), off San Simeon Point, 

 13 November 1966; LACM W54-380, 2(274-275 mm), 1.6 

 km E of Santa Barbara I., 30 October 1954; LACM 44390-1, 

 1(282 mm), off Palos Verdes, 22 February 1988; LACM 

 31966-8, 8(176.5-357 mm), Humboldt Co., 8 km S of Shel- 

 ter Cove, 7 August 1971; LACM 241, 4( 153-320 mm), Calif, 

 San Francisco; OS 972, 1(201.2 mm), southern Calif ; LACM 

 35690-3, 2(83-164.5 mm), Calif , S end of Tanner Bank; LTW 

 044009, 9(143-252.5 mm), 37.781°^ 122.9288''W, 26 June 

 1995; UW 040262, 1(250 mm), 48.74317°N, 125.7785°W, 

 27 September 1992; UW 041698, 1(223 mm), 35.0935°N, 

 120.7774°W, 15 June 1995; UW 041803, 1(358 mm), 

 47.0839°N, 124.748°W, 8 August 1995; UW 041802, 1(376 

 mm ), 46.91 147°N, 124.7292°W, 3 August 1995; UW 041903, 

 2(290-347 mm), 46.91308"^ 124.4756''W, 5 August 1995; 

 Mexico: CAS 2484, 1(226.3 mm), Baja California, off Cortez 

 Banks, 21 August 1932. 



Larvae 64 specimens (2.7-19.0 mm) examined: Western 

 Gulf of Alaska: UW 083400, 2(10.8-12.3 mm), 54°10.8'N, 

 165°24.3'W, 0-55 m depth, Methot net, 30 July 1991; 

 UW 083401. 1(10.9 mm), 54°38.5'N, 160°51.2'W, 0-98 m 

 depth. Methot net, 30 July 1991; UW 083402, 1( 12.0 mm), 

 56°11.6'N, 157°21.7'W, 0-129 m depth, Methot net, 27 July 

 1991; UW 083403, 1( 14.0 mm), 54''36.2'N, 162°16.2'W, 0-87 

 m depth, Methot net, 30 July 1991; UW 083404, 1(14.1 

 mm), 55°43.8'N, 157°34.6'W, 0-105 m depth, Methot net, 

 27 July 1991; UW 083405, 2(14.4-15.6 mm), 55°43.0'N. 

 159°49.4'W, 0-108 m depth, Methot net, 25 July 1991; UW 

 083406, 1( 15.5 mm), 53°59.8'N, 165°51.0'W, 0-50 m depth, 

 Methot net, 31 July 1991; UW 083407, 2(15.9-16.0 mm), 

 55°18.0'N, 160°11.4'W, 0-115 m depth, Methot net, 24 July 

 1991;UW 083408, l(16.0mm),55°17.7'N,160°11.7'W, 0-115 

 m depth, Methot net, 24 July 1991; LTW 083445 1(13.3 

 mm), 56°11.6'N, 158°03.6'W, 0-141 m depth, Methot net. 

 25 July 1991; LTW 072255, 5 of 6(2.7-8.6 mm), 57°01.1'N, 

 156°19.2'W, 0-95 m depth, bongo net, 3 June 1990; LnV 

 072453, 2 of 4(6.2-6.5 mm), 57°17.2'N, 155°27.6'W, 0-102 m 

 depth, bongo net, 5 June 1990; LTW 072126, 2(6.6-7.3 mm), 

 56°54.0'N, 156°29.5'W, 0-84 m depth, bongo net, 3 June 

 1990; UW 071455, 1(6.7 mm), 57°60.0'N, 153°59.3'W, 0-103 

 m depth, bongo net, 28 May 1990; LTW 072087, 1(8.1 mm), 

 56°39.8'N, 156°20.0'W, 0-102 m depth, bongo net, 3 June 

 1990; LTW 072264, 1(8.7 mm), 57°09.1'N, 156°09.rW, 0-100 

 m depth, bongo net, 3 June 1990; Gulf of Alaska: UW 

 083484, 1(19.0 mm), 59°37.8'N, 151°44.2'W, 34 m depth, 17 

 July 1996; LW 083409, 1(16.4 mm), 58°19.5'N, 150°53.0'W, 



64 m depth, bongo net, 22 July 1977; UW 083410, 1(6.3 

 mm), 57°61.1'N, 15ri7.4'W, 0-35 m depth. Tucker net, 26 

 June 1978; UW 083411, 1(9.7 mm), 56''42.3'N, 153°33.4'W, 

 28-70 m depth. Tucker net, 28 June 1978; UW 083412, 

 1(11.0 mm), 57°00.8'N, 153°28.3'W, m depth, neuston net, 

 14 September 1978; UW 083413, 2(5.1-6.2 mm), 57°10.7'N, 

 156°01.3'W, 0-100 m depth. Tucker net, 4 June 1988; LTW 

 083414, 1 (6.6 mm), 56°21.0'N, 157°03.8'W, 0-100 m depth. 

 Tucker net, 6 June 1988; UW 083415, 1(6.4 mm), 56°47.3'N, 

 155°26.0'W, 0-105 m depth, Tucker net, 23 May 1988; 

 UW 083416, 1(6.5 mm), 57°03.8'N, 156°01.8'W, 0-101 m 

 depth. Tucker net, 4 June 1988; UW 083417, 1(6.6 mm), 

 ,56°47.3'N, 155°25.9'W, 0-101 m depth. Tucker net, 4 June 

 1988; UW 083418. 1(7.1 mm), 57n0.8'N, 156°29.9'W, 0-102 

 m depth. Tucker net, 4 June 1988; UW 083419, 1(8.3 mm), 

 56°38.9'N, 156°31.5'W, 0-101 m depth. Tucker net, 2 June 

 1988; UW 083420, 1( 10.2 mm), 56°46.7'N, 156°18.3'W, 0-91 

 m depth. Tucker net, 2 June 1988; UW 083421, 1( 10.6 mm), 

 57°15.0'N, 155°53.6'W, 0-101 m depth. Tucker net, 4 June 

 1988; LTW 083422, 3(3.3-3.4 mm), 57°55.6'N, 15r02.3'W, 

 0-76 m depth, bongo net, 13 May 1991; LTW 083423, 1(3.9 

 mm), 5°43.8'N, 154°02.1'W, 0-100 m depth, bongo net, 24 

 May 1991; UW 083424, 1(4.7 mm), 55°53.9'N, 155°59.8'W, 

 0-75 m depth, bongo net, 23 May 1991; LTW 083425, 1(4.9 

 mm), 57°36.9'N, 155°28.3'W, 0-101 m depth, bongo net, 24 

 May 1991; LTW 083426, 1(3.6 mm), 56°40.7'N, 155°10.7'W, 

 0-61 m depth, bongo net, 8 May 1992; UW 083427, 1(6.0 

 mm), 56°58.4'N, 156°06.2'W, 0-100 m depth, bongo net, 

 14 May 1992; LTW 083428, 2(3.5-4.3 mm). 55°27.2'N. 

 157°39.3'W, 0-88 m depth, bongo net, 19 May 1992; UW 

 083429, 1(3.8 mm), 55°17.0'N, 157°44.8'W, 0-72 m depth, 

 bongo net, 19 May 1992; UW 083430, 1(4.6 mm), 55°22.5'N, 

 156°56.8'W, 0-80 m depth, bongo net, 19 May 1992; UW 

 083431, 1(7.9 mm), 55°16.0'N, 156n5.0'W, 0-102 m depth, 

 bongo net, 18 May 1992; UW 083432, 1(7.3 mm), 55°55.3'N, 

 156°15.3'W, 0-216 m depth, bongo net, 21 May 1992; UW 

 083443, 1(3.2 mm), 57°01.1'N, 156°19.2'N, 0-95 m depth, 

 bongo net, 3 June 1990; Puget Sound: UW 083433, 1(9.6 

 mm), 47°34.15'N, 122°32.3'W, m depth, dip net. 9 May 

 1994; UW 083434, 1(9.7 mm), 47''34.15'N, 122°32.3'W, 

 m depth, dip net, 5 May 1989; UW 083435, 1(11.2 mm), 

 47°34.15'N, 122°32.3'W m depth, dip net, 27 March 1991; 

 UW 083436, 1(11.4 mm ), 47°34. 15'N, 122°32.3'W, m depth, 

 dip net, 16 July 1987; UW 083437, 1(13.3 mm), 48°1.0'N, 

 123°0.0'W, reared, 4 May 1989; LTW 083438, 1(13.4 mm), 

 48°1.0'N, 123°0.0'W, reared, 4 May 1989; LTW 083439, 1( 14.4 

 mm), 48°1.0'N, 123°0.0'W, m depth, dip net (26 April 

 1989), reared (20 May 1989); LTW 083440, 1(15.2 mm), 

 48°1.0'N, 123°0.0'W, m depth, dip net (26 April 1989), 

 reared (20 May 1989); LTW 083441, 1(15.6 mm), 48°1.0'N, 

 123°0.0'W, m depth, dip net, 1 July 1989; LTW 083442, 

 1( 11.4 mm), 47°34.15'N, 122°32.3'W, m depth, dip net, 16 

 July 1987; LTW 083444, 1(9.3 mm). 47°34.15'N, 122°32.3'W, 

 m depth, dip net. 1 June 1989. 



Diagnosis 



This species of Lepidopsetta has the following combina- 

 tion of characters in adults: total gill rakers on first arch 

 6-11; on upper arch 1-3, rarely 4, with at least one rudi- 



