Scientific Name
Paralichthys woolmani

Common Name
Speckled flounder

Biology
Found in estuaries and up to 22 m depth (Ref. 9330), on sand or mud bottoms (Ref. 11482). Common in some zones (Ref. 9330). Feeds on fish (Ref. 28023). Marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 9330).

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Williams, 1897

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Large-tooth flounders (Paralichthyidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.

Range

32°N -

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

25 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 25 m (Ref. 55763)

Trophic Level

4.5 s.e. 0.80 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

80.0 cm

Common Length

50.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)