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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) >
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Arnoglossus: Greek, aros, -oy = lamb + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335); nigrofilamentosus: Species derived from the combination of 'filamentosus' and 'niger', in reference to the black filamentous anterior dorsal-fin rays.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 20 - 40 m (Ref. 116598). Subtropical
Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Israel.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116598)
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Fricke, R., D. Golani and B. Appelbaum-Golani, 2017. Arnoglossus nigrofilamentosus n. sp., a new species of flounder (Teleostei: Bothidae) from off the Mediterranean coast of Israel, probably a new case of Lessepsian migration. Scientia Marina 81(4):1-9. (Ref. 116598)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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