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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
Citharichthys sordidus
Latin
DEF

A flatfish with the strong colour and eyes on the left side of the body, the length of the lower eye greater than that of the snout, and a high body ridge above the lower eye. No striking light and dark bands on the unpaired fins. [This fish is distributed] from Baja California to the Bering Sea at depths down to 167 fathoms (306m) but [it is] more common in shallow water.

OBS

A fish of the family Boteridae.

Key term(s)
  • Pacific sand dab

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Citharichthys sordidus
Latin
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Bothidae.

Spanish

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