Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) >
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Poecilopsettinae
Etymology: Poecilopsetta: Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335); normani: Named for J.P. Norman.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 130 - 300 m (Ref. 41434). Tropical, preferred ?
Western Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41434)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 64-68;
Anal
soft rays: 54 - 58;
Vertebrae: 40 - 42. Body ellipsoid with depth slightly less than half the length. Asymmetrical mouth, small, transverse. Scales small, deeply seated in the skin; circular on the blind side, pectinate on the eyed side. Pectoral fin rays : eyed side 13-15, blind side 11-13 (Ref. 41434).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Foroshchuk, V.P. and V.V. Fedorov, 1992. Poecilopsetta normani -- a new species of flounder (Pleuronectidae) from the Saya de Malha Bank, Indian Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 32(7):37-44. (Ref. 41434)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
More information
Common namesSynonymsMetabolismPredatorsEcotoxicologyReproductionMaturitySpawningFecundityEggsEgg development
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthLength-frequenciesMorphometricsMorphologyLarvaeLarval dynamicsRecruitmentAbundance
ReferencesAquacultureAquaculture profileStrainsGeneticsAllele frequenciesHeritabilityDiseasesProcessingMass conversion
Tools
Special reports
Download XML
Internet sources