Syacium

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Syacium is a genus of lefteye flounders, a group of bottom-dwelling flatfishes found primarily in coastal and continental shelf waters of the Americas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of fish
taxon
benthosAssociation demersal
bodyForm flatfish
class Actinopterygii
commonName lefteye flounders
development metamorphosis from larval to flatfish form
ecologicalRole benthic predator
eyePosition left side
family Paralichthyidae NERFINISHED
finType ray-finned
habitat coastal waters
continental shelf waters
hasSpecies Syacium cf. papillosum
Syacium gunteri NERFINISHED
Syacium latifrons NERFINISHED
Syacium longidorsale NERFINISHED
Syacium maculiferum NERFINISHED
Syacium micrurum NERFINISHED
Syacium ovale NERFINISHED
Syacium papillosum NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle bottom-dwelling
locomotion swimming
nativeRange Americas NERFINISHED
eastern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
western Atlantic Ocean
order Pleuronectiformes NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Paralichthyidae NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
skeletonType bony
symmetry asymmetrical adult body
taxonRank genus
trophicLevel carnivorous

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Paralichthyidae notableGenus Syacium