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Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Arnoglossus: Greek, aros, -oy = lamb + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 50 - 220 m (Ref. 9824). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Natal (South Africa), Zanzibar (Tanzania), Mombasa (Kenya) and northeastern Indian Ocean, as well as Mozambique. Known also from the south coast of Java (Ref. 9824).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 97038)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 101 - 108; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 78 - 83. Dark blotches on dorsal and anal fins; last 3 pelvic rays on eyed side and 1st 3 dorsal rays darkened (Ref. 4417).
Feeds on bottom-living animals (Ref. 9824).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Hensley, D.A., 1986. Bothidae. p. 854-863. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4417)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 19.2 - 27.6, mean 24.7 °C (based on 259 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00309 (0.00155 - 0.00616), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).