Poecilopsetta plinthus (Jordan & Starks, 1904)
Tile-colored righteye flounder

Dapa Pad-pad,  Palad,  Palad,  Palad, 

Poecilopsetta plinthus
photo by Reyes, R.B.

 Family:  Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders), subfamily: Poecilopsettinae
 Max. size:  19 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 60 - 400 m
 Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, and China near Hainan. Reported from the Philippines (Ref. 11148) and South Korea (Ref. 77001).
 Diagnosis:  Upper-jaw length 3.4 to 3.9 times in head length (Ref 12933).
 Biology:  Found on sand-mud bottoms. Very rare. Feeds on small benthic animals (Ref. 9792).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  Fourmanoir (1981) reported two specimens (9.6 and 9.9 cm) caught between 185 and 200 m (Ref. 9494) during the Vauban expedition (Ref. 280). Type locality: Balayan Bay and Verde I. Passage, in 118 fathoms (216 m), Stn. D. 5117, 'Albatross' collections: USNM 93094 (Holotype of Poecilopsetta megalepis, 12.8 cm) (Ref. 311). Balabac Strait: Cape Melville, 148 fathoms (271 m), USNM 93576 (Ref. 11790). Also Ref. 9494, 41434.

 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 22.09.95
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 18.06.13
 Checked by: Hensley, Dannie - 26.10.95

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