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Syacium micrurum Ranzani, 1842

Channel flounder
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs)
Etymology: Syacium: Greek, yagke, -es = cheek; diminutive (Cfr. Aaptosyax).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 412 m (Ref. 5951), usually ? - 100 m (Ref. 5217). Tropical; 30°N - 23°S

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Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Florida, USA to São Paulo, Brazil. Records of Syacium micrurum from the eastern Atlantic refer to Syacium guineensis.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5377); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); max. published weight: 500.00 g (Ref. 27584)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 83 - 92; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 64 - 74. In males, the 1st and 2nd rays of the pectoral fin become filamentous (Ref. 35237).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on soft bottoms of the continental plateau (Ref. 5217, 5377). Feeds on worms and crustaceans. Exhibits sexual dimorphism (Ref. 35237).

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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

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Murakami, T. and K. Amaoka, 1992. Review of the genus Syacium (Paralichthyidae) with the description of a new species from Ecuador and Columbia. Bull. Fac. Fish. Hokkaido Univ. 43(2):61-95. (Ref. 10878)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 29 January 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00418 - 0.02283), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.39 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 99.6 [49.0, 182.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.834 [0.376, 1.552] mg/100g; Protein = 16.1 [13.8, 18.5] %; Omega3 = 0.191 [0.080, 0.420] g/100g; Selenium = 88.8 [44.8, 183.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 26.1 [7.9, 78.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.18 [0.79, 1.69] mg/100g (wet weight);