Klassifizierung / Names
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Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs)
Etymology: Etropus: Greek, etron, -on = lower abdomen + Greek, pous = feet.
Eponymy: Hendricus Christoffel Delsman (1886–1969) was a fisheries biologist. He was Director of the Fishery station in Batavia (Jakarta), Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). He co-wrote: De indische zeevisschen en zeevisscherij (1934). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Chabanaud.
Taxonomic Remarks
A subspecies is recognized for a long time in the Pacific Ocean Etropus delsmani pacificus Nielsen, 1963, that is recognized in FishBase as a provisionally valid species. More studies are needed to clearly differentiate it (MArch 2021).
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser demersal. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: type specimen collected in Venezuela.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Hensley, D.A., 1995. Paralichthyidae. Lenguados. p. 1349-1380. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9330)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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