Belize country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the continental shelf off Belize (Ref. 53012).
National Checklist: Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Munroe, T.A., 2003
National Database: Belize Biodiversity Information System

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Lenguado espinoso, Linguado, ... more

Main reference

Munroe, T.A. 2003. (Ref. 53012)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 12.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 53012)

Environment

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

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Florida, off the the Greater Antilles, Barbados, and off Belize to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

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

Visually orienting ambush predator (Ref. 53012).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Internet sources

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (19 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Citharichthys dinoceros Goode & Bean, 1886