gray flounder
Etropus rimosus Goode & Bean, 1885
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Etropus rimosus, the gray flounder, is a species of flounder in the large-tooth flounder family Paralichthyidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean, ranging from the coast of North Carolina to the south of Florida. It can also be found in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
It is a demersal fish that lives in sub-tropical waters, at depths between 7 and 180 metres (23 and 591 ft). It grows to a maximum length of around 13 centimetres (5.1 in). Like the rest of the large-tooth flounders, it has both eyes on the left side of its head.
Wikipedia contributors, Etropus rimosus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:33:11.945970+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Etropus rimosus Goode & Bean, 1885
- Name authority
- Goode & Bean, 1885
- Common name
- gray flounder
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Paralichthyidae
- Genus
- Etropus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPleuronectiformes
- suborderPleuronectoidei
- familyParalichthyidae Regan, 1910
- genusEtropus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- speciesEtropus rimosus Goode & Bean, 1885
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Etropus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Etropus ciadi van der Heiden & Plascencia González, 2005 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fringed flounderEtropus crossotus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Etropus delsmani Chabanaud, 1940 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Etropus ectenes Jordan, 1889 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peruvian flounderEtropus peruvianus Hildebrand, 1946 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Etropus longimanus Norman, 1933 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smallmouth flounderEtropus microstomus (Gill, 1864) | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Goode, G. B., & Bean, T. H. (1885). Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Fish Commission mainly from deep water off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 8 (no. 543): 589–605. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.8-543.589 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BMCH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.