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Samaridae (Crested flounders)
Etymology: leopardus: Named for its typical coloration (numerous irregular-shaped spots on body, head and fins; blind side light).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 159 m (Ref. 84800). Subtropical, preferred ?
Western Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84800)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 72;
Anal
soft rays: 59;
Vertebrae: 42. The species is uniquely characterized by the following: no lateral line on both sides of the body; short ventral fin; total vertebrae 42 (9 trunk and 33 caudal); pectoral fin with 5 rays; spotted coloration (Ref. 84800).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vororina, E.P., 2009. New species of Righteye Flounder Samariscus leopardus sp. nov. (Samaridae, Pleuronectiformes) from the Saya de Malha Bank (Indian Ocean). J. Ichthyol, 49(8):575-584. (Ref. 84800)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): .
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .