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Common names: Dapang bilog
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: 'Albatross' collections: W. coast of Luzon, off San Fernando Pt., 45 fathoms (82.4 m), USNM 138709; Sulu Sea, off w. Mindanao I., off Panabutan Pt., USNM 138712 (Ref. 11790).
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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) > Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
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Common names from other countries

Crested flounder, 长冠羊舌鲆, Dapang bilog, ... more

Main reference

Amaoka, K., O. Okamura and T. Yoshino. 1992. (Ref. 9203)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9824)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 141 m (Ref. 4900)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Red Sea, through the northern Indian Ocean to the South China Sea, north to southern Japan and south to the Indo-Australian Archipelago and New Caledonia. Report from Madagascar needs confirmation.
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Short description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 83-98; Anal soft rays: 65 - 77; Vertebrae: 41 - 42. Body with a large dark spot posteriorly on the base of both the dorsal and anal fins and with elongated anterior rays in the dorsal fin.

Inhabits sand, mud, and gravel bottoms (Ref. 9824). Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 8924).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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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)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Arnoglossus macrolophus Alcock, 1889