Family: |
Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders) |
Max. size: |
71 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,830.0 g |
Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 19 - 130 m |
Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: North Carolina to southern Florida, USA, northern Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Colombia to Trinidad and Tobago. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Occurs in bays, lagoons and shallow coastal waters (Ref. 7251). Inhabits mainly hard and sandy bottoms (Ref. 3275). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Country info: |
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