Scientific Name
Citharichthys xanthostigma

Common Name
Longfin sanddab

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 79-89; Anal soft rays: 61 - 69; Vertebrae: 36 - 38

Classification

Classified By

Gilbert, 1890

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Large-tooth flounders (Paralichthyidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to Costa Rica.

Range

37°N - 8°N

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

2 m

Depth To - meters

201 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 201 m (Ref. 9330)

Trophic Level

3.55 s.e. 0.53 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

25.0 cm

Common Length

20.0 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: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (22 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated