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Gray flounder (Etropus rimosus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Etropus rimosus

Common Name
Gray flounder

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 70-83; Anal soft rays: 53 - 64

Classification

Classified By
Goode & Bean, 1885
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)
Family
Large-tooth flounders (Paralichthyidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Atlantic
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina to southern Florida in USA and eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Range
37°N - 24°N

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
7 m
Depth To - meters
180 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 7 - 180 m
Trophic Level
3.25 s.e. 0.44 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
13.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (12 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Least Concern (LC)