Hornyhead turbot
The hornyhead turbot (Pleuronichthys verticalis) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on soft sand and mud bottoms at depths of between 9 and 200 metres (30 and 656 ft). Its native habitat is the subtropical waters of the Eastern Pacific, from Point Reyes in California to Magdalena Bay in Baja California, and the northern and central eastern parts of the Gulf of California. It can grow up to 37 centimetres (15 in) in length.[1][2]
| Hornyhead turbot | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Pleuronichthys |
| Species: | P. verticalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleuronichthys verticalis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 | |
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| Distribution of hornyhead turbot | |
Diet
The diet of the hornyhead turbot consists mainly of zoobenthos organisms, including amphipods, polychaetes[2] and clam siphons.
References
- van der Heiden, Lea, B. & Findley, L. (2010). "Pleuronichthys verticalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183696A8160248. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183696A8160248.en.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Downloaded on 24 March 2018.
- Ed. Ranier Froese & Daniel Pauly (6 October 2010). "Pleuronichthys verticalis". Fishbase. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
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