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Poecilopsetta praelonga  Alcock, 1894

Alcock's narrow-body righteye flounder
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Davao, Mindanao, central Visayas to the west coast of Luzon; specimens caught between 247-511 m. Museum: USNM 138004 - 138015. Also Ref. 11790.
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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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
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Common names from other countries

Alcock’s narrow-body righteye flounder, 长吻瓦鲽, 长体瓦鲽, ... more

Main reference

Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. and P.J. Kailola. 1984. (Ref. 5978)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 17.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9792)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 216 - 714 m (Ref. 9494)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Indian Ocean, Taiwan, and Timor; also from northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978).
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Short description

Body depth 3.8 to 4 times in SL. Upper-jaw length 3.6 to 3.7 times in head length (Ref 12933).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Feeds on small benthic animals (Ref. 9792).

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 (28 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)