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Hypsopsetta guttulata (Diamond turbot)

Synonyms: Parophrys ayresii; Pleuronichthys guttulata; Pleuronichthys guttulatus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The diamond turbot, Hypsopsetta guttulata, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives in subtropical waters on sand or mud bottoms at depths of up to 50 metres (160 ft), though it is most commonly found between 1 and 20 metres (3.3 and 65.6 ft). Its native habitat is the coastal areas of the eastern Pacific, from Cape Mendocino, California in the north to Baja California in Mexico in the south. The turbot is dark green with light blue spots. It reaches up to 46 centimetres (18 in) in length, and its maximum reported lifespan is 9 years.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Rio Colorado Biosphere Reserve VI 2320468 Sonora, Mexico  
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary   California, United States
Channel Islands National Park II 139010 California, United States
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary   California, United States

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Himasthla rhigedana[1]
Parorchis acanthus[1]
Renicola buchanani[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Acanthotrema hancocki[1]
Galactosomum humbargari[1]
Pygidiopsoides spindalis[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0