English name: Yellowfin sole

Scientific name: limanda aspera

Origin: Alaska

The yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera) is a demersal flatfish belonging to the family Pleuronectidae. It inhabits soft sandy bottoms at depths ranging from shallow coastal waters to 700 m (2,300 ft), with its primary commercial abundance occurring around 91 m (299 ft). The species is widely distributed across temperate North Pacific waters, from the Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk through the Bering Sea to the west coast of North America down to northern California.

Males reach a maximum length of 49 cm (19 in), with a commercially common length around 33.5 cm (13.2 in); the maximum recorded weight is 1.7 kg (3.7 lb) and the maximum longevity is 26 years. The body is deep-bodied with a small mouth, moderately large and closely placed eyes, and a slightly pointed snout. The eyed side is olive to dark brown with irregular dark mottling; the dorsal and anal fins are yellowish on both sides, with faint dark bars and a narrow dark line at the fin base. Both sides of the body are covered with rough ctenoid scales.