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Shelf flounder (Etropus cyclosquamus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Etropus cyclosquamus

Common Name
Shelf flounder

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 70-82; Anal soft rays: 54 - 64

Classification

Classified By
Leslie & Stewart, 1986
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)
Family
Large-tooth flounders (Paralichthyidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Central Atlantic
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to about Palm Beach on east coast of Florida and in Gulf of Mexico from Fort Myers, Florida, to Mississippi; apparently rare or absent in southern Florida.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Temperate
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
31 m
Depth To - meters
31 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 31 - 31 m (Ref. 58018)
Trophic Level
3.23 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
9.0 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 (10 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated