Scientific Name
Citharichthys dinoceros

Common Name
Spined whiff

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 90-96; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 70 - 76

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1886

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Large-tooth flounders (Paralichthyidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Florida, off the the Greater Antilles, Barbados, and off Belize to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

180 m

Depth To - meters

2000 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 180 - 2000 m (Ref. 53012)

Trophic Level

3.43 s.e. 0.51 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

12.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown 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

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (13 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