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Common names: Fourspot flounder
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also in Ref. 37512.
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Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
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Common names from other countries

Fourspot flounder, Fourspot flounder, Cardeau à quatre ocelles, ... more

Issue
This species is placed in the genus Paralichthys Girard, 1858 in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2011: Ref. 86870) following various check-lists and faunas. We follow T. Munroe (pers. comm., June 2011) keeping it in Hippoglossina.

Main reference

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 41.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 311 m (Ref. 5951)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred ?; 42°N - 24°N, 81°W - 59°W

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) and Georges Bank to southern Florida, USA.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Occurs in bays and sounds in the north range; in progressively deeper water to 275 m or more off Florida, USA.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5078 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.3 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Hippoglossina oblonga (Mitchill, 1815)