Smallmouth flounder (Etropus microstomus)

Scientific name: Etropus microstomus Gill, 1864

Smallmouth flounder (Etropus microstomus)

The Smallmouth flounder (Etropus microstomus) is a marine fish of the family Paralichthyidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Canada to North Carolina to Mississippi, USA, including the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 68-83; Anal soft rays: 53 - 62

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etropus microstomus
Family
Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Depth range
91 m (299 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 91 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Canada to North Carolina to Mississippi, USA, including the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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