Channel flounder
Syacium micrurum
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A flounder (Syacium).
- Scientific name
- Syacium micrurum
- Family
- Cyclopsettidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyclopsettidae
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Synonyms
- Citharichthys aethalion, Citharichthys ocellatus, Hemirhombus aethalion, Hemirhombus aramaca, Hemirhombus micrurus, Hemirhombus ocellatus, Hippoglossus ocellatus, Scyacium micrurum, Syacium ovale
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul, América do Norte
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 40 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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