WoRMS taxon details

Liopsetta putnami (Gill, 1864)

158882  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158882)

accepted
Species
Limanda putnami (Gill, 1864) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pleuronectes putnami (Gill, 1864) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Euchalarodus putnami Gill, 1864) Gill, T. N. (1864). Descriptions of new genera and species of eastern American pleuronectoids. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 16 (no. 4): 220-224., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1942817
page(s): 216 [details]   
Distribution Ungava Bay (?) to Rhode Island, regularly to Boston Harbour, uncommonly southward  
Distribution Ungava Bay (?) to Rhode Island, regularly to Boston Harbour, uncommonly southward [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Liopsetta putnami (Gill, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158882 on 2024-03-28
Date
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2005-05-27 09:47:05Z
created
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
2013-01-08 14:26:18Z
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2023-01-11 08:59:53Z
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2023-07-05 13:07:07Z
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original description  (of Euchalarodus putnami Gill, 1864) Gill, T. N. (1864). Descriptions of new genera and species of eastern American pleuronectoids. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 16 (no. 4): 220-224., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1942817
page(s): 216 [details]   

basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]   

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Diet Feeds on marine worms, amphipods, small molluscs, shrimps and crabs [details]

Distribution Ungava Bay (?) to Rhode Island, regularly to Boston Harbour, uncommonly southward [details]

Habitat Inhabits inshore waters and shallow estuaries. [details]

Predators Ospreys and great blue herons [details]

Reproduction Spawns in December and January [details]
LanguageName 
English smooth flounder  [details]
French plie lisse [from synonym]  [details]