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Poecilopsetta inermis (Breder, 1927)

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Virgin Islands (US) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Three paratypes of P. albomarginata taken from the country (Ref. 36347).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoshino, K., 2000
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Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Poecilopsettidae (Bigeye flounders)
Etymology: Poecilopsetta: Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas batidemersal; intervalo de profundidade 182 - 793 m (Ref. 41434).   Deep-water; 23°N - 4°N, 89°W - 51°W

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Western Central Atlantic: Tobago Island and Suriname (Ref. 26912); and Belize (Ref. 41434).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 36347)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Raios dorsais moles (total) : 58 - 64; Raios anais moles: 49 - 55. Pectoral fin rays ocular side 7-12, blind 7-10. Pelvic fin rays on both sides 6. Body somewhat oval. Head small, compressed (21.8-27.8% SL). Mouth oblique, small, almost asymmetrical on both sides. Scales small, deciduous, on ocular side mostly ctenoid, cycloid on cleithrum and urohyal; blind side cycloid. Snout, eyes, jaws, and dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins without scales. Four longitudinal series of melanophores (present as spots) on ocular side, six series on blind side.

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

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Hoshino, K., 2000. Redescription of a rare flounder, Poecilopsetta inermis (Breder) (Pleuronectiformes: Pleuronectidae: Poecilopsettinae), a senior synonym of P. albomarginata Reid, from the Caribbean Sea and tropical western Atlantic. Ichthyol. Res. 47(1):95-100. (Ref. 36347)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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