Three-eye flounder (Ancylopsetta dilecta)

Scientific name: Ancylopsetta dilecta Goode & Bean, 1883

Three-eye flounder (Ancylopsetta dilecta)

The Three-eye flounder (Ancylopsetta dilecta) is a marine fish of the family Paralichthyidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina to Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Yucatan in Mexico; reported to extend to Suriname.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 66-67; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 49 - 50

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ancylopsetta dilecta
Family
Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Depth range
137 m (449 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 137 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Yucatan in Mexico; reported to extend to Suriname.
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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