Myzopsetta proboscidea (Gilbert, 1896)
Longhead dab
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Myzopsetta proboscidea
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
More on author: Gilbert.
More on author: Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 160 m (Ref. 50550), usually 10 - 125 m (Ref. 6793). Temperate; 72°N - 43°N, 135°E - 105°W (Ref. 117245)
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia and Bering Sea. Arctic Canada.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 20.0, range 14 - 26 cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559); common length : 17.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56527)
Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559); common length : 17.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56527)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 62 - 74; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 46 - 53. Snout produced; upper profile of head a little concave above middle of upper eye; teeth obtusely conical (Ref. 559). Blind side uniformly yellow (Ref. 559).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Benthic (Ref. 58426).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaborators
Vinnikov, K.A., R.C. Thomson and T.A. Munroe, 2018. Revised classification of the righteye flounders (Teleostei: Pleuronectidae) based on multilocus phylogeny with complete taxon sampling. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 125:147-162. (Ref. 122998)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 November 2020
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Growth parameters
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Anatomy
Gill area
Brain
Otolith
Gill area
Brain
Otolith
Physiology
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
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Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Genetics
Genome
Genetics
Heterozygosity
Heritability
Genetic Diversity
Genome
Genetics
Heterozygosity
Heritability
Genetic Diversity
Human related
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Aquaculture profiles
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Aquaculture systems
Aquaculture profiles
Strains
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.