Saltwater
Channel flounder
Syacium micrurum
Cyclopsettidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 40 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,464 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Missing
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Aruba, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, French Guiana, Guyana, and 8 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found on soft bottoms of the continental plateau. Feeds on worms and crustaceans. Exhibits sexual dimorphism.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Citharichthys aethalion
- Citharichthys ocellatus
- Hemirhombus aethalion
- Hemirhombus aramaca
- Hemirhombus micrurus
- Hemirhombus ocellatus
In other languages
- Flounder, Rock sole
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.