Spotted turbot

Spotted turbot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Pleuronichthys
Species:
P. ritteri
Binomial name
Pleuronichthys ritteri
Distribution of spotted turbot

The spotted turbot (Pleuronichthys ritteri) is a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of between 1 and 50 metres (3.3 and 164.0 ft). Its native habitat is the subtropical waters of the eastern Pacific, from Morro Bay in California to southern Baja California in Mexico. It can grow up to 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b van der Heiden, Lea, B.; Findley, L. (2010). "Pleuronichthys ritteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183346A8097518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183346A8097518.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pleuronichthys ritteri". FishBase. August 2013 version.


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