Your current chain: State of matter Life > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Class Actinopterygii > Order Carangiformes > Suborder Pleuronectoidei > Family Cyclopsettidae > Genus Citharichthys > Species Citharichthys spilopterus
My image of Citharichthys spilopterus, taken April 22, 2023 offshore from Cocodrie, LA, USA
FACT: This species has a remarkable salinity tolerance, known to inhabit waters as salty as 35ppt (parts per thousand)!
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