Scientific Name
Citharichthys gordae

Common Name
Mimic sandab

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 73-79; Anal soft rays: 57 - 62; Vertebrae: 33

Classification

Classified By

Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Large-tooth flounders (Paralichthyidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Central Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico. Probably taken from Panama and Colombia, but needs confirmation.

Range

23°N - 21°N

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

73 m

Depth To - meters

146 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 73 - 146 m (Ref. 9330)

Trophic Level

3.42 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

14.0 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 (12 of 100)

Resilience

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

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)