Hypsopsetta
guttulata
(Girard, 1856)
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Family:
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Pleuronectidae
(Righteye flounders), subfamily: Pleuronectinae
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Order:
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Pleuronectiformes
(flatfishes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Diamond turbot |
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Max. size:
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46.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2850) |
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Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 1 – 50 m
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Climate: |
subtropical; - 25°N |
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Importance:
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fisheries: of no interest |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2.5; tmax=8) |
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Distribution:
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Eastern Pacific: Cape Mendocino in northern California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico; isolated population in the Gulf of California.
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Biology: |
Occur on muddy or sandy bottoms, often in bays and sloughs. Feed almost totally during daylight (Ref. 9642) on polychaetes and siphons of bivalves (Ref. 9331). Pelagic spawners (Ref. 56049).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Amaoka, Kunio
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