| Family: |
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders) |
| Max. size: |
12.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 30 - 215 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Maldives; north in southern Japan and Taiwan; to the Philippines, Borneo, northern and northwestern Australia, Coral Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 85-94; Anal soft rays: 64-69; Vertebrae: 35-36. This species is distinguished by the following characters: caudal fin without the black blotches; the ocular-side pectoral fin with greatly elongate filament in both sexes; gill rakers are not serrate; upper jaw teeth biserial (Ref. 126076).
Description. D 85-94, A 64-69, pectoral-fin rays on ocular side 10-12, on blind-side 9-11, caudal-fin rays 3 + 11 + 3; pelvic-fin rays on ocular-side 6, on blind-side 6, lateral line scales 44-48, gill rakers 0-3 + 8-11, vertebrae 10 + 25-26 (Ref. 126076). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits sand and mud bottoms. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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