Facts about Spotfin Flounder (Cyclopsetta fimbriata)

Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 5217). Marketed fresh (Ref. 5217).

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942

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Distribution

Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to São Paulo, Brazil

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901

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Distribution

Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, North West Atlantic

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
Johnson CL, Runge JA, Curtis KA, Durbin EG, Hare JA, Incze LS, Link J, Melvin GD, O'Brien TD, Van Guelpen, L (in revision) Biodiversity and ecosystem function in the Gulf of Maine: pattern and role of zooplankton and pelagic nekton. PLoS One. http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/masdea/masdea.php?p=sourcedetails&id=148111

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Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to North Carolina, USA (Ref. 7251) to São Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 36453).

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942

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Morphology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 78 - 87; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 59 - 67

Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes 2000 Manual de peixes marinhos do sudeste do Brasil. VI.Teleostei (5). Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo. Brazil. 116 p. (Ref. 36453) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=36453&speccode=944

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Size

Maximum size: 330 mm TL

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Max. size

33.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251))

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942

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Type Information

Paratype for Cyclopsetta fimbriata
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Radiograph
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Gulf of Mexico, Florida, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 44 to 44
Vessel: Albatross

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Type for Cyclopsetta fimbriata
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Gulf of Mexico., Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 161 to 161
Vessel: Albatross

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Habitat

benthic

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901

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Habitat

Found on soft bottoms.

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901

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Depth range based on 206 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 143 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0 - 207
  Temperature range (°C): 8.449 - 26.353
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.273 - 14.710
  Salinity (PPS): 34.054 - 37.147
  Oxygen (ml/l): 3.276 - 5.513
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.092 - 1.177
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 6.435

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 0 - 207

Temperature range (°C): 8.449 - 26.353

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.273 - 14.710

Salinity (PPS): 34.054 - 37.147

Oxygen (ml/l): 3.276 - 5.513

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.092 - 1.177

Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 6.435

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Source: Ocean Biogeographic Information System

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Depth: 20 - 230m.
From 20 to 230 meters.

Habitat: demersal.

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Environment

reef-associated; marine; depth range 20 - 230 m (Ref. 5217)

Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez 1992 Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5217&speccode=7572

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Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Cyclopsetta fimbriata

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Threats

Not Evaluated

IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073

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Benefits

Importance

fisheries: minor commercial; price category: Bycatch in shrimp trawl fisheries.; price reliability: very high

Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez 1992 Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5217&speccode=7572

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Spotfin flounder

The Spotfin flounder (Cyclopsetta fimbriata) is a species of large-tooth flounder native to the western Atlantic Ocean. It ranges along the Eastern coast of North America, from North Carolina in the north to the coast of Brazil in the south. It is abundant around the coast of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico. It can be found among reefs and has a depth range of 20-230 metres.

As its name suggests, the species can be recognised by dark spots on its fins. It grows to a maximum of around 33 cm in length.

The spotfin flounder is a game fish of minor commercial importance.

References

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Cyclopsetta fimbriata" in FishBase. October 2006 version.

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