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FishBase 1 thumbnail  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features eyes and head small body height less than less than 1/2 sl pectoral: bars lateral line has 54-55 scales dorsal fin 88-96 anal fin 68-78 Eyes on left side; relatively slender, body height 41-44% of standard length; head small, 21-25% of standard length, pointed; upper eye at edge of head and partly over midline crest that extends between eyes; mouth small, 20-25% of head length; most of teeth on blind side, in 1 row on both jaws; 8-9 rakers on lower arm of 1st gill arch; lateral line not extending onto head and without arch over pectoral, relatively straight; base of eye side pelvic on midline of body; urinary papilla on blind side, immediately behind anus; pectoral 67-77% of head length; 92-95 dorsal rays; 73-76 anal rays; 54-55 lateral line scales. Eye side grey to grey-brown, with dark blotches, fins spotted, pectoral with irregular bars; blind side pale. Size: 24 cm. Habitat: shallow soft bottoms, including estuaries. Depth: 0-50 m. Panama to Peru. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ). Depth Range Max: 50 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: octopus/squid/cuttlefish; mobile benthic worms; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); bony fishes. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=8; Southern limit=-15; Western limit=-82; Eastern limit=-73; Latitudinal range=23; Longitudinal range=9. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Estuary; Mud; 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: 24 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Panamic province endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Brackish; Marine. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Abbott, J.F., 1899., The marine fishes of Peru., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 51:324-364. Béarez, P., 1996., Lista de los Peces Marinos del Ecuador Continental., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 44:731-741. Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen III. Vertebrados - Parte 2., FAO3:1201-1813. Hildebrand, S.F., 1946., A descriptive catalog of the shore fishes of Peru., Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., 189:1-530. Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2. Jordan , D. S. and Goss, D. K., 1889., A review of the flounders and soles (Pleuronectidae) of America and Europe., Rept. U.S. Fisheries Comm., 14:225-342. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Etropus&speciesname=ectenes ---> https://www.fishbase.se/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Etropus&speciesname=ectenes https://www.fishbase.se/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Etropus&speciesname=ectenes ---> https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Etropus-ectenes.html Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua)   About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments & Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload references Fish Watcher Related species Species in Etropus Species in Cyclopsettidae - Classification - Cyclopsettidae Pleuronectiformes Actinopteri Chordata Animalia     Etropus ectenes Jordan , 1889 Sole flounder Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Etropus ectenes Picture by Eakins, R. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs) Etymology: Etropus: Greek, etron, -on = lower abdomen + Greek, pous = feet . More on author: Jordan . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; brackish; demersal. Tropical; 8°N - Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Pacific: Colombia to Peru. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9330 ); common length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9330 ) Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Inhabits soft bottoms of shallow waters, including estuaries. Utilized fresh or as fishmeal. Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Distinct pairing (Ref. 205 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators 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 Red List Status (Ref. 125652 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 12 February 2021 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: minor commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Allele frequencies Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00385 - 0.01971), b=3.03 (2.83 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.5   ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100) . Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649 ):   (0 of 100) . Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Very high . Entered by Garilao, Cristina V. Fish Forum Comments & Corrections Sign our Guest Book Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Stockholm, Sweden Page last modified by : mrius-barile - 20 July 2016 Total processing time for the page : 0.8341 seconds Updated: 2022-05-25 22:23:59 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation