Diamond turbot (Hypsopsetta guttulata)

Scientific name: Hypsopsetta guttulata Girard, 1856

Diamond turbot (Hypsopsetta guttulata)

The Diamond turbot (Hypsopsetta guttulata) is a brackish-water fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Cape Mendocino in northern California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico; isolated population in the Gulf of California.

Biology

Occur on muddy or sandy bottoms, often in bays and sloughs. Feed almost totally during daylight on polychaetes and siphons of bivalves. Pelagic spawners.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hypsopsetta guttulata
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
46.0
Depth range
1–50 m (3–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 50 m, usually 1 - 20 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Cape Mendocino in northern California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico; isolated population in the Gulf of California.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2.5; tmax=8)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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