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Rock Sole
Lepidopsetta bilineata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
English SoleParophrys vetulus
Starry FlounderPlatichthys stellatus
Northern Rock SoleLepidopsetta polyxystra
Speckled SanddabCitharichthys stigmaeus
Pacific HalibutHippoglossus stenolepis
Butter SoleIsopsetta isolepis
Yellowfin SoleLimanda aspera
Pacific SanddabCitharichthys sordidus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 81,912 |
|---|---|
| British Columbia | 81,911 |
| United States | 81,071 |
| Alaska | 80,710 |
| Washington | 288 |
| California | 62 |
| Oregon | 11 |
| Nova Scotia | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Jacks, Flounders, Barracudas, and Allies · Carangiformes |
| Family | Righteye Flounders · Pleuronectidae |
| Genus | Rock Soles · Lepidopsetta |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Rock Sole with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.