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Poecilopsettidae (Bigeye flounders)
Etymology: Nematops: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); nanosquama: Named after its smallest ('nano') scales ('squama') compared to other species under this genus..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 96 - 650 m (Ref. 58289). High altitude; 7°S - 10°S, 139°W - 140°W
Central Pacific: Marquesas Is.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58289)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 70 - 73; Anal soft rays: 58 - 62; Vertebrae: 41. Distinguished by the following characters: large numbers of lateral line scales (82-92); dorsal fin rays 70-73, anal fin rays 58-62; vertebrae 10 + 31; transverse dark bands on the ocular side 5 (Ref. 58289).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Amaoka, K., T. Kawai and B. Séret, 2006. Nematops nanosquama, a new species of righteye flounder (Pleuronectiformes: Poecilopsettidae) from off the Marquesas Islands. Ichthyol. Res. 53:223-227. (Ref. 58289)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).