Roughscale sole (Clidoderma asperrimum) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 15–1900 m.
Scientific name: Clidoderma asperrimum · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 62 cm
The roughscale sole is a demersal pleuronectid that occurs on mud and sand bottoms, recorded from 15 to 1,900 m. Its range is the north Pacific, from China and Japan and the Kuril Islands to Canada and California. Maximum length is about 62 cm total length, commonly about 42.8 cm, and it can live 15 years, maturing at about 30 cm. It is a commercial species and a gamefish, with a medium price category. Fishing vulnerability is moderate to high at 50 of 100 and resilience low. IUCN lists it as vulnerable.
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