| Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Poecilopsettinae |
| 17 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
bathydemersal; depth range 214 - 800 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Bay of Bengal to the South China Sea and Indonesia (Ref. 9792). |
|
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). |
| Rare. Feeds on small benthic animals. |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
Museum: Vicinity of southern Luzon, Malavatuan I., 117 fathoms (214 m), 'Albatross' collection, Stn. 5275, USNM 137392 (Ref. 11790). |
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