Scientific Name
Citharichthys spilopterus

Common Name
Bay whiff

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 74-84; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 52 - 63

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1862

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Large-tooth flounders (Paralichthyidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA to the Antilles and Brazil.

Range

41°N - 33°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

26 °C

Water Temperature To

29 °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

75 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 75 m (Ref. 5217)

Trophic Level

3.5699999332428 s.e. 0.58 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

20.0 cm

Common Length

15.0 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 to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated