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Citharichthys sordidus (Girard, 1854)

Pacific sanddab
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> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs)
Etymology: Citharichthys: Latin, cithara = lire like instrument + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Girard.

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

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 0 - 549 m (Ref. 6793), usually 15 - ? m (Ref. 27436). Temperate; 60°N - 22°N, 177°E - 109°W

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Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea coast of Alaska to Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California, Mexico. Occurrence in Nicaragua (Ref. 13613) needs validation.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2850); rapporterad maxålder: 9 år (Ref. 72462)

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Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 86 - 102; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 67 - 81; Ryggkotor: 38 - 40. Caudal rounded; pectorals rather large and pointed (Ref. 6885). Eyed side dull brown or tan irregularly mottled with dark; Dorsal, anal, caudal and anal fins black; blind side white to pale brown (Ref. 6885). Freshly caught males with dull orange spots and blotches (Ref. 6885). Young light olive green on eyed side, finely and sparsely speckled with brown, black, and orange, especially on fins (Ref. 6885).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found on sand bottoms (Ref. 2850). Young may occur at depth less than 9 m (Ref. 2850).

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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 November 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 5.5 - 19.4, mean 10.3 °C (based on 1346 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00420 - 0.02273), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 3.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.30; tmax=11; tm=2.5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Low vulnerability (8 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 42.1 [21.2, 71.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.353 [0.168, 0.598] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [15.1, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.528 [0.234, 1.062] g/100g; Selenium = 18.3 [10.4, 34.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.4 [3.9, 42.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.517 [0.367, 0.717] mg/100g (wet weight);