Ancylopsetta dendritica Gilbert, 1890
Three-spot flounder
photo by Jimenez Prado, P.

Family:  Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Max. size:  35 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 18 - 100 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru (04°56.5'S, 81°22.8'W).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Lives on muddy-sandy bottoms (Ref. 9330). Commonly caught with trawls in the Gulf of California (Ref. 9330).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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