Etropus crossotus
Etropus crossotus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Fringed flounder
Etropus crossotus
photo by Martins, I.A.

Family:  Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs)
Max. size:  22.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 117.4 g; max. reported age: 1 years
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m, anadromous
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: Baja California to Peru (Ref. 9330); Northwestern Central Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Chesapeake Bay, USA to the Antilles and southern Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 73-87; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 57-68
Biology:  Adults inhabit sandy and muddy bottoms (Ref. 9330). Common in estuaries (Ref. 9330). They feed on big, benthic invertebrates and small fishes (Ref. 9330). Utilized fresh (Ref. 9330).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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