Bothidae (Lefteye flounders) |
6.45 cm SL (female) |
demersal; depth range 8 - 90 m |
Indo-West Pacific: Mozanbique, N Madagascar, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., the Philippines. |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 80-85; Anal soft rays: 59-64. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: body depth 1.9-2.1 in SL (47.6-53.4% SL); head length (HL) 3.5-3.7 in SL (26.7-28.4%); on ocular side, upper jaw length 2.3-2.4 in HL (11.0-12.4% SL); interorbital widths in males 7.6-11.2 in HL (2.4-3.6% SL), females with 14.5-24.6 in HL (1.1-1.9% SL); ocular side, pectoral fins of females 1.3 in HL (20.7-21.5% SL); gill rakers 0 + 6.8; jaws with uniserial teeth; lateral line scales 46-50; dorsal-fin rays 80-85; anal-fin rays 59-64; pelvic rays 6 on both sides; large, dark spots on caudal fin absent (Ref. 75635). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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