Citharichthys sordidus Pacific Sanddab

Citharichthys sordidus is commonly referred to as Pacific Sanddab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Chris Grossman, USA

Pacific Sanddab(Citharichthys sordidus),Sand Flats,West of Point Vicente,Palos Verdes, California,July 24, 2005

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AphiaID:: 275694

Scientific:: Citharichthys sordidus
German:: Pazifischer Scheinbutt
English:: Pacific Sanddab

Category:: Flounders & Soles

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Paralichthyidae (Family) > Citharichthys (Genus) > sordidus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Girard, ), 1854

Occurrence:: Alaska , Canada Eastern Pacific, Endemic species, Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean)
Sea depth:: 0 - 549 Meter
Size:: up to 16.14" (41 cm)
Food:: Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Sepia
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Citharichthys abbotti
Citharichthys amblybregmatus
Citharichthys arctifrons
Citharichthys arenaceus
Citharichthys cornutus
Citharichthys darwini
Citharichthys dinoceros
Citharichthys fragilis
Citharichthys gilberti
Citharichthys gnathus
Citharichthys gordae
Citharichthys gymnorhinus
Citharichthys macrops
Citharichthys mariajorisae
Citharichthys minutus
Citharichthys platophrys
Citharichthys sordidus
Pazifischer Scheinbutt
Citharichthys spilopterus
Citharichthys stampflii
Citharichthys stigmaeus
Citharichthys surinamensis
Citharichthys uhleri
Citharichthys valdezi
Citharichthys xanthostigma

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-06-05 14:19:40
Last edit:: 2019-06-05 14:19:40

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Citharichthys sordidus (Girard, 1854)

It is an opportunistic predator, feeding on a variety of crustaceans, as well as smaller fish, squid, and octopuses.

Synonymised names:
Psettichthys sordidus Girard, 1854

External links

Diver.net Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Pacific Sanddab(Citharichthys sordidus),Sand Flats,West of Point Vicente,Palos Verdes, California,July 24, 2005

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