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Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) >
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: filipes: Named for its elongated pelvic fin on the ocular side in males.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 300 - 330 m (Ref. 28982). Deep-water
Western Pacific: Nova Bank, the Coral Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28982)
Gill rakers serrate. Pelvic fin on eyed side greatly elongate in males, its length more than 1/2 head length in males larger than 5 cm SL. Maximum SL about 88 cm (Ref 42535).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Amaoka, K., E. Mihara and J. Rivaton, 1997. Pisces, Pleuronectiformes: Flatfishes from the waters around New Caledonia. Six species of the bothid genera Tosarhombus and Parabothus. p.144-171. In B. Séret (ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORTOM,17, Mém. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. 174, 212p. (Ref. 28982)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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