Ancylopsetta ommata

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Critically Endangered

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Occurs in bays , lagoons and shallow coastal waters . May be found at depths of 4 to 110 meters.

Biome: Marine .

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Ancylopsetta ommatus (Jordan and Gilbert • Ancylopsetta quadrocellata Gill • Paralichthys ommatus Jordan & Gilbert

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Needs another reference .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Ancylopsetta

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. cycloidea (Cyclope Flounder) · A. dendritica (Threespot Sand Flounder) · A. dilecta (Three-By-Two Garfish) · A. kumperae (Foureyed Flounder) · A. ommata (Gulf of Mexico Ocellated Flounder) · A. quadrocellata (Ocellated Flounder)

More Info

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Further Reading

• David Nicolson - ITIS Data Development Coordinator: Eschmeyer notes (online Catalog of Fishes, 2002) that Ancylopsetta quadrocellat[us/a] Gill 1864 is 'preoccupied by Platessa quadrocellata Storer 1847 ("which is also a species of Paralichthys"), ' and was replaced by Paralichthys ommatus Jordan and Gilbert, 1883
• Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984). The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1 (text). Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text), 370 pls.
• McAllister, D.E. (1990). A list of the fishes of Canada. Syllogeus No. 64. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ottawa, Canada. 310 pp.
• Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin (1993). FAO species catalogue. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (Families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). FAO Fish. Synop. 15(125):136 p.
• Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin 1997. Snake Mackerels and Cutlassfishes of the world (Families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae): An annotated and illustrated catalogue of snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish, cutlassfishes, scabbardfishes, hairtails. FAO Fisheries Synopsis (125), vol. 15. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, Italy.
• Nakamura, I., and N. V. Parin 1993. Snake Mackerels and Cutlassfishes of the World (Families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae): An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of the Snake Mackerels, Snoeks, Escolars, Gemfishes, Sackfishes, Domine, Oilfish, Cutlassfishes, Scabbardfishes, Hairtails. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 15. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, Italy. vii + 136. ISBN: 92-5-103124-X.
• Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
• Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al. 1980. A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 174.
• Smith, C.L. (1997). National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p.

Notes

Contributors

• Amaoka, Kunio (from FishBase).
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: ECNASAP - East Coast North America Strategic Assessment (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NOAA HML Tidal Creek Database
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3879889
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-149852
• Fishbase Species ID: 4206
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14163668
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 616601
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCTA03020
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 101741

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