Bothus leopardinus, Pacific leopard flounder

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Bothus leopardinus (Günther, 1862)

Pacific leopard flounder
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 55 - 121 m (Ref. 9281). Tropical; 32°N - 4°N, 115°W - 78°W

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Prickkarta | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Panama, including Cocos Island.

Size / Vikt / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 911972); common length : 8.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 55763)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Body flat and strongly compressed; eyes on left side of head; lateral line on the eyed side, with a pronounced arch over the pectoral fin but not extending under the lower eye; urinary papilla present on the eyed side; anterior profile of head markedly notched; eyed side light to dark brown, with small, diffuse, lighter blotches (Ref. 55763).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found on hard bottoms (rocks, shell rubble, boulder and gravel strewn slopes). Glides over the bottom with wave-like motion when moving (Ref. 5227). Not commonly caught (Ref. 9281).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Amaoka, Kunio | Medarbetare

Hensley, D.A., 1995. Bothidae. Lenguados. p. 931-936. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9281)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 November 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 15.1 - 23.3, mean 17.1 °C (based on 18 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00595 - 0.01759), b=3.03 (2.88 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.52 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (14 of 100). 🛈
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 170 [79, 298] mg/100g; Iron = 0.992 [0.474, 1.824] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [16.0, 18.8] %; Omega3 = 0.146 [0.069, 0.293] g/100g; Selenium = 53.4 [25.8, 116.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 22.4 [6.2, 79.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.07 [0.71, 1.57] mg/100g (wet weight);