Etropus
E826796
Etropus is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling flatfishes found primarily in coastal and continental shelf waters of the Americas.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | Paralichthyidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benthicZone | continental shelf ⓘ |
| bodyShape | flatfish ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialImportance | minor fisheries importance ⓘ |
| commonName | sand flounders ⓘ |
| describedAs | a genus of small bottom-dwelling flatfishes ⓘ |
| distribution | Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | benthic predator ⓘ |
| eyePosition | left-eyed flounder ⓘ |
| family | Paralichthyidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | benthic invertebrate feeder ⓘ |
| finMorphology | continuous dorsal and anal fins ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Theodore Nicholas Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| foundInWaterColumn | near seabed ⓘ |
| geographicRange |
eastern Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
continental shelf waters ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Etropus ciadi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Etropus crossotus NERFINISHED ⓘ Etropus delsmani NERFINISHED ⓘ Etropus ectenes ⓘ Etropus guatemalensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Etropus longimanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Etropus microstomus NERFINISHED ⓘ Etropus peruvianus NERFINISHED ⓘ Etropus rimosus NERFINISHED ⓘ Etropus robustus NERFINISHED ⓘ Etropus tecolutlaensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lateralCompression | strongly compressed body ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
bottom-dwelling
ⓘ
demersal ⓘ |
| order | Pleuronectiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | marine egg-laying fish ⓘ |
| researchUse | model for flatfish ecology ⓘ |
| salinityPreference |
marine
ⓘ
occasionally estuarine ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Etropus crossotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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