| Family: | Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Pleuronectinae |
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| Order: | Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Diamond turbot | |||
| Max. size: | 46.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2850) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 1 – 50 m | |||
| Climate: | subtropical; - 25°N | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: of no interest | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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). | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
| Coordinator: | Amaoka, Kunio | |||
