Scientific Name
Cyclopsetta fimbriata

Common Name
Spotfin flounder

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 78-87; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 59 - 67

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1885

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Large-tooth flounders (Paralichthyidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to North Carolina, USA (Ref. 7251) to S?o Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 36453).

Range

37°N - 6°N

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

20 m

Depth To - meters

230 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 230 m (Ref. 5217)

Trophic Level

3.57 s.e. 0.61 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

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

33.0 cm

Common Length

25.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 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 (26 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