Poecilopsetta beanii (Goode, 1881)
Deepwater dab
Poecilopsetta beanii
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


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