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Poecilopsetta colorata  Günther, 1880

Coloured righteye flounder
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Philippines country information

Common names: Dapa, Pad-pad, Palad
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Vicinity of southern Luzon, Malavatuan I., 117 fathoms (214 m), 'Albatross' collection, Stn. 5275, USNM 137392 (Ref. 11790).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cabanban, A., E. Capuli, R. Froese and D. Pauly, 1996
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Poecilopsettinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

黑斑瓦鲽, Dapa, Pad-pad, ... more

Main reference

Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. and P.J. Kailola. 1984. (Ref. 5978)
 References | Biblio | Coordinator : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 17.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9792)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 214 - 800 m (Ref. 9792)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Bay of Bengal to the South China Sea and Indonesia (Ref. 9792).
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Short description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 56-61; Anal soft rays: 46 - 50; Vertebrae: 38 - 39. Body depth 1.9 to 2.6 times in SL. Upper-jaw length 3 to 3.5 times in head length (Ref 12933).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Rare. Feeds on small benthic animals.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
 PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
 3.5   ±0.37 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
 Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
 Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)