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Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) >
Samaridae (Crested flounders)
Etymology: Plagiopsetta: Greek, plagios = oblique + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335); stigmosa: Named for the distinct jet-black blotch on the pectoral fin, being one of the diagnostic characters of this species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 280 - 330 m (Ref. 83388). Tropical
Nova Bank, Chesterfield Plateau, Argo Bank and Capel Bank.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83388)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 71 - 78; Anal soft rays: 55 - 62; Vertebrae: 39 - 40. This species is distinguished by having the following set of characters: lateral line present on both sides, scales in lateral line 70-86; pectoral fin with jet-black blotch near posterior margin of third to fifth rays; caudal vertebrae 29-30 (Ref. 83388).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mihara, E. and K. Amaoka, 2004. Pleuronectiform fishes from New Caledonian waters. Five species of the samarid genera Plagiopsetta and Samaris (Samaridae). in Marshall, B. & Richer de Forges, B. (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos, volume 23. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 191:611-635. (Ref. 83388)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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Harmless
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