Scientific Name
Citharichthys stigmaeus

Common Name
Speckled sanddab

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 75-97; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 58 - 77; Vertebrae: 34 - 39. Caudal rounded.

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Large-tooth flounders (Paralichthyidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Montague Island, Alaska to Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California, Mexico.

Range

59°N -

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

549 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 549 m (Ref. 27436), usually ? - 91 m (Ref. 2850)

Trophic Level

3.4 s.e. 0.52 Based on food items.

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

17.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown 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: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (15 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