Ocellated turbot
| Ocellated turbot | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Pleuronichthys |
| Species: | P. ocellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pleuronichthys ocellatus Starks & W. F. Thompson, 1910
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| Distribution of ocellated turbot | |
The ocellated turbot (Pleuronichthys ocellatus) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of between 1 and 140 metres (3.3 and 459.3 ft). Its native habitat is the subtropical waters of the Eastern Pacific, specifically southern Baja California (Magdalena Bay area) and the upper Gulf of California (northern Sinaloa); it is the only member of the genus to prefer subtropical waters. It can grow up to 24 centimetres (9.4 in) in length.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b van der Heiden, Lea, B. & Findley, L. (2010). "Pleuronichthys ocellatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183665A8154649. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183665A8154649.en.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Downloaded on 24 March 2018. - ^ Ed. Ranier Froese & Daniel Pauly (6 October 2010). "Pleuronichthys ocellatus". Fishbase. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
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