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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Psettodidae (Psettodids)
Etymology: Psettodes: Greek, psetta = grouper + Greek, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 150 m (Ref. 27000). Tropical; 23°N - 14°S

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Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania (Ref. 5377) to about 14°S.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5377); common length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2716); max. published weight: 15.0 kg (Ref. 5377)

Unlike other flatfish, this species has a broad body; width is half the length (Ref. 4883). This demersal fish is not always in close contact with the bottom, it can chase its prey by swimming (Ref. 5377). Feeds on fish and shrimps (Ref. 28587).

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Nielsen, J.G., 1990. Psettodidae. p. 1024. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6499)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 15 July 2014

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 18.3 - 27.9, mean 25.7 °C (based on 112 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.1 ±0.70 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=3-4).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Very high vulnerability (89 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): High.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 87.8 [40.2, 167.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.811 [0.398, 1.498] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.9, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.144 [0.075, 0.276] g/100g; Selenium = 74.2 [35.8, 161.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.99 [2.59, 31.48] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.769 [0.517, 1.152] mg/100g (wet weight);

Psettodes belcheri Bennett, 1831