channel flounder

Syacium micrurum

Forty Centimeters Paralichthyid Fish of Western Atlantic

channel flounder is a marine fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Syacium
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ) to Florida, USA to São Paulo, Brazil. Records of Syacium micrurum from the eastern Atlantic refer to Syacium guineensis .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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