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Plagiopsetta glossa  Franz, 1910

Tongue flatfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported to occur in the country by Fourmanoir 1981, the specimens were caught between 150 and 164 m (Ref. 11148). Also Ref. 311 (as Samariscus fasciatus).
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) > Samaridae (Crested flounders)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 19.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9792)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 65 - 278 m (Ref. 50734)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Western Pacific: Japan and Taiwan to New South Wales, Australia.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 66-72; Anal soft rays: 51 - 57. Feebly pigmented snout, presence of supratemporal branch on lateral line of ocular side and medial dark pigmented spot on mandible and intermandibular area (Ref. 37532).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in the sublittoral zone on sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230). Rare. Feeds on small benthic animals.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

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 = 0.6250 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)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)