| Family: |
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders) |
| Max. size: |
14 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 22 - 292 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Arafura Sea, South China Sea, Japan, China, Vietnam, Philippines, and Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 99-110; Anal soft rays: 78-88; Vertebrae: 46-49. This species is distinguished by the following characters: head length 5.0-6.7, body depth 2.5-3.2 in SL; upper profile with notch anterodorsal to upper margin of upper eye; pointrf snout;
pectoral-fin length of ocular side 9.7-11.7 in SL or about half of HL; teeth on the lower jaw of the blind side a narrow band; dorsal fin beginning behind posterior nostril nostrils of blind side, the first two rays detached from other rays, no rays prolonged and doral-fin pterigiophores shorter than neural spines of first four caudal vertebrae; D 99-110, A 78-88, pectoral-fin rays on ocular side 12-15, on blind-side 10-13, lateral line scales 86-100, gill rakers 3-5 + 5-9, vertebrae 10-11 + 36-38 (Ref. 126083). |
| Biology: |
Feeds on benthic animals. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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