shelf flounder

Etropus cyclosquamus

Paralichthyid Fish from Western Central Atlantic

shelf flounder is a marine fish of Western Central Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Etropus
Maximum length: 9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to about Palm Beach on east coast of Florida and in Gulf of Mexico from Fort Myers, Florida, to Mississippi; apparently rare or absent in southern Florida.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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