| Bothidae (Lefteye flounders) |
| 12.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; depth range 30 - 215 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, Philippines, Borneo, northern and northwestern Australia, Coral Sea, Taiwan, and southern Japan. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 79-83; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 60-64. Caudal fin without a pair of jet-black blotches. Mouth rather large, maxillary extending below middle of lower eye. Pectoral rays elongated into filaments, greatly longer than head length. |
| Inhabits sand and mud bottoms. |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
|
Museum: 'Albatross' collections, as Arnoglossus maculipinnis: In the vicinity of Jolo, in 20 to 76 fathoms (37 - 139 m), Stn. D. 5140, USNM 93098 (10.1 cm) (Ref. 311). Between Samar and Leyte, vicinity of Surigao Strait: Tabuc Pt., (Leyte), 62 fathoms (113.5 m), Stn. 5480, USNM 93570 (Ref. 11790). Also Ref. 9494. |
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