Author: (Lockington, 1880)
FBname: Butter sole
Comments: Common in shallow water on soft, silty bottom.  Moves into shallow water in summer and to deeper water in winter (Ref. 6885).  Spawning adults exhibit north-south migrations (Ref. 6885).  Feeds on chaetopod marine worms, young herring, shrimps, and sand dollars (Ref. 6885).  A tasty food fish, sometimes marketed (Ref. 2850).  Also used for mink food (Ref. 2850).