Spotted whiff (Citharichthys macrops)

Scientific name: Citharichthys macrops Dresel, 1885

Spotted whiff (Citharichthys macrops)

The Spotted whiff (Citharichthys macrops) is a marine fish of the family Paralichthyidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Honduras. Erroneously reported from Bahamas.

Biology

Inhabits hard sand bottom from water's edge to 18 m depth, occasionally to 90 m.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Citharichthys macrops
Family
Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
90 m (295 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 90 m, usually ? - 18 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Honduras. Erroneously reported from Bahamas.
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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