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Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan and Gilbert, 1882 SPECKLED SANDDAB Speckled sandab |
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Eyes on left side; lower eye diameter equal to or less than snout length; narrow and flat between eyes, no bony ridge over lower eye; head length <30% of standard length;; mouth medium length, ends under lower eye; teeth ~equally developed on both sides of jaws, in 1 series on each jaw, no canines; base of eye-side pelvic on midline of body; urinary papilla on blind side, immediately behind anus; eye-side lateral line ~straight, from edge of opercle to tail base; 8-10 gill rakers on lower arm of 1st arch; 75-97 dorsal rays; 58-77 anal rays; eye-side pectoral 43-59% of head length, does not reach eye when folded forwards; tail fin rounded; lateral line 52-58 scales. Eye-side tan to olive; finely and sharply speckled with black on body and fins; 3 dark blotches on body along lateral line; blind-side cream. Size: 19 cm. Habitat: sandy bottoms. Depth: 0-366 m. Alaska to southern Baja.
Attributes Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap). Depth Range Max: 366 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: mobile benthic worms; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); bony fishes. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=61; Southern limit=25; Western limit=-148; Eastern limit=-113; Latitudinal range=36; Longitudinal range=35. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: East Pacific endemic; TEP non-endemic; All species. Habitat: Sand & gravel; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 19 cm. Regional Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; California province, primarily; Continent only; Continent; Temperate Eastern Pacific, primarily; All species. Residency: Vagrant. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;
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