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Scophthalmus aquosus  (Mitchill, 1815)

Windowpane flounder
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Windowpane
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Most abundant from Georges Bank to Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 115089). Also in Ref. 37512.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Scophthalmidae (Turbots)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Main reference

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 45.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5951); max. reported age: 7 years (Ref. 1093)

Length at first maturity
Lm 21.9  range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 55 - 73 m (Ref. 5951)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 11°C (Ref. 107945); 50°N - 29°N, 82°W - 52°W

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to northern Florida in USA.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs from shore to 45 m depth, occasionally in deeper water.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5645 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7   ±0.2 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.24)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low