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Ammotretis lituratus (Richardson, 1844) Tudor's flounder |
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photo by
CSIRO |
| Family: | Rhombosoleidae (South Pacific flounders) | |||
| Max. size: | 23 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 40 - 80 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia (South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 77-82; Anal soft rays: 54-58. Body deep (46-50% SL). Snout extended into a hook-like process projecting downwards in front of small, oblique mouth. Scales very small, rather firmly attached; mostly ctenoid on ocular side, mostly cycloid on blind side. Pelvic fin rays on right side 9-10, left 6. Caudal fin rays 14 (Ref. 33839). | |||
| Biology: | Found inshore off beaches and on the continental shelf (Ref. 9563). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 09 December 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||