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Poecilopsetta beanii (Goode, 1881) Deepwater dab |
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photo by
NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory |
| Family: | Poecilopsettidae (Bigeye flounders) | |||
| Max. size: | 10.67 cm SL (male/unsexed); 9.9 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 155 - 1636 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: New England, USA south through the Gulf of Mexico to Campeche, Mexico; off the Central American coast to northern Colombia and northern Brazil; Cuba and St. Kitts. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Head small, compressed (19.1-20.1% SL). | |||
| Biology: | Found along the outer continental shelf and slope (Ref. 57192). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||