Microstomus pacificus

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Pleuronectidae

Chiefly marine ; occasionally brackish ; rare in freshwater . Distribution: Arctic , Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Both eyes normally on the right side. Preoperculum with a free margin . Fins without spines. Dorsal fin extends on head . Swimbladder absent in adults . The pigmented side is capable of remarable color changes in order to match the bottom . Predators of benthic invertebrates and fishes . Pelagic spawners. Eggs without oil globule in yolk . Benthic, from a few to more than 1,000 m. Almost all species important to fisheries. Cooper and Chapleau (1998; Ref. 30193) exclude the subfamilies Poecilopsettinae, Rhombosoleinae, and Paralichthodinae.The family Pleuronectidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Pleuronectiformes. It contains 39 genera and 93 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish, and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is anguilliform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, pleura = side, ribe + Greek, nekton = swimmer

Habitat

Occurs on mud bottom (Ref. 2850). Moves into deep water in winter (Ref. 2850).

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -6,012 meters (0 to -19,724 feet).Mean = -696.460 meters (-2,284.974 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,084.110 based on 3,799 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Glyptocephalus pacificus
2. Glyptocephalus pacificus Lockington, 1879
3. Microstomus latidens Gottsche, 1835
4. Platessa pola Cuvier, 1829
5. Pleuronectes gilli Steindachner, 1868
6. Pleuronectes kitt Walbaum, 1792
7. Pleuronectes laevis Shaw, 1803
8. Pleuronectes microcephalus Donovan, 1803

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Family : Righteye flounders .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Microstomus

There are approximately 6 species in this genus:

M. achne (Babagarei) · M. groenlandica · M. kitt (Lemon Dab) · M. microcephalus · M. pacificus (Dover Sole) · M. shuntovi

Bibliography

• Allen, M.J. and G.B. Smith (1988). Atlas and zoogeography of common fishes in the Bering Sea and northeastern Pacific. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS 66, 151 p.
• Cooper, J. Andrew, and François Chapleau 1998. Monophyly and intrarelationships of the family Pleuronectidae (Pleuronectiformes), with a revised classification. Fishery Bulletin, vol. 96, no. 4. 686-726.
• Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983). A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p.
• Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
• Hart, J.L. (1973). Pacific fishes of Canada. Fish. Res. Board Can. Bull. 180:1-740.
• Lamb, A. and P. Edgell (1986). Coastal fishes of the Pacific northwest. Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd., B.C., Canada. 224 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.

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Notes

Contributors

• Amaoka, Kunio (from FishBase).
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 9, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 10, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

• Burke Museum: University of Washington Fish Collection
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: 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: ChEssBase (CoML)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NODC WOD01 Plankton Database
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: North Pacific Groundfish Observer (North Pacific Research Board)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: SeamountsOnline (seamount biota)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2496574
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-24786
• Fishbase Species ID: 4247
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13548337
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 172887
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCTB14010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 116778

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