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Scophthalmus aquosus (Mitchill, 1815)

Windowpane flounder
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Windowpane
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Most abundant from Georges Bank to Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 115089). Also in Ref. 37512.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Scophthalmidae (Turbots)
Etymology: Scophthalmus: Greek, skopelos = a lantern fish + Greek, ophthalmos = eyes (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Mitchill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien; brak water demersaal; diepte 55 - 73 m (Ref. 5951).   Temperate; 50°N - 29°N, 82°W - 52°W

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Western Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to northern Florida in USA.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm 21.9  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.7 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5951); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 7 Jaren (Ref. 1093)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Occurs from shore to 45 m depth, occasionally in deeper water.

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

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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. (Ref. 7251)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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