Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 100 m (Ref. 9330). Tropical; 32°N -
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru (04°56.5'S, 81°22.8'W).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11035); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)
Lives on muddy-sandy bottoms (Ref. 9330). Commonly caught with trawls in the Gulf of California (Ref. 9330).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Hensley, D.A., 1995. Paralichthyidae. Lenguados. p. 1349-1380. 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. 9330)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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