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Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Psettina: Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 37 - 137 m (Ref. 4417). Tropical, preferred ?
Indo-West Pacific: South Africa (based on a juvenile specimen), India, Celebes and possibly Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9824)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 78-85;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 60 - 67. Eyed side brownish; both eyed and blind sides with dark blotches on edges of body, dorsal and anal fins; 2-3 dark blotches on lateral line; pectoral fin of eyed side with dark area and 11-13 rays; pectoral fin on blind side with 11-12 rays; caudal fin with broad dark band; (Ref. 4417).
Found on sand and shell bottoms. Feeds on small benthic animals (Ref. 9824).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hensley, D.A., 1986. Bothidae. p. 854-863. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4417)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00442 - 0.02369), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100) .