The deepwater dab (Poecilopsetta beanii) is a species of flatfish in the family Poecilopsettidae. It is a bathydemersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of 155 to 1,636 m (509 to 5,367 ft). It can reach 10.7 cm (4.2 in) in length. Its native habitat is the western Atlantic and Caribbean, from New England, USA, south through the Gulf of Mexico to Campeche, Mexico, and from the coast of Brazil to northern Colombia, the Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, and Cuba.[1]

Deepwater dab
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Poecilopsettidae
Genus: Poecilopsetta
Species:
P. beanii
Binomial name
Poecilopsetta beanii
(Goode, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Limanda beanii Goode, 1881

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Ranier; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (5 June 2009). "Deepwater dab". Fishbase. Retrieved 2009-06-18.