Genus Liopsetta 



(87) Liopsetta putnami Gill 1864 



Smooth flounder, eel-back flounder, plaice 



Specimens: 



Bigelow and Schroeder (1953 b) state that this is an arctic-boreal 

 species with stray specimens from as far south as Providence, R. I. 

 Tracy (1910) mentions a specimen in the Museum of Comparative 

 Zoology which came from Providence. This species is plentiful in 

 northern New England, but rare in Rhode Island waters. It reaches 

 a maximum length of 12 inches (TL) and a weight of 1.5 pounds, 

 according to Breeder (1929). 



Genus Glyptocephalus 



(88) Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Linnaeus 1758 

 Gray sole, witch flounder, Craig flounder 



Specimens: 



This is a moderately deep water species which occurs off southern 

 New England in water from 31 to 150 fathoms deep. Rhode Island 

 offshore trawlers catch sizeable amounts of the gray sole in May 

 and June. 



Economic Importance: 



During 1957, 34,268 pounds of gray sole valued at $4,091 were 

 landed by Rhode Island commercial fishermen. 



Family Bothidae 

 Genus Lophopsetta 



(89) Lophopsetta maculata (Mitchill) 1814 



Sand flounder, sand dab, windowpane, sundial 



Specimens: (PLATE 30) 



This species is present the year round in Rhode Island waters 

 from the shoreline to a depth of 30 fathoms. This is a very thin 

 flatfish and it has received the name windowpane because when 

 held up to the light you can see through it. Although edible, it is 

 not usually utilized as a food fish and is utilized in the industrial 

 fishery. 



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