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Poecilopsetta inermis (Breder, 1927)

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Virgin Islands (US) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Three paratypes of P. albomarginata taken from the country (Ref. 36347).
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Main Ref: Hoshino, K., 2000
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Poecilopsettidae (Bigeye flounders)
Etymology: Poecilopsetta: Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री बाथीड़िमरसल; गहराई सीमा 182 - 793 m (Ref. 41434).   Deep-water; 23°N - 4°N, 89°W - 51°W

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

Western Central Atlantic: Tobago Island and Suriname (Ref. 26912); and Belize (Ref. 41434).

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 36347)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 58 - 64; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 49 - 55. Pectoral fin rays ocular side 7-12, blind 7-10. Pelvic fin rays on both sides 6. Body somewhat oval. Head small, compressed (21.8-27.8% SL). Mouth oblique, small, almost asymmetrical on both sides. Scales small, deciduous, on ocular side mostly ctenoid, cycloid on cleithrum and urohyal; blind side cycloid. Snout, eyes, jaws, and dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins without scales. Four longitudinal series of melanophores (present as spots) on ocular side, six series on blind side.

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा

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Hoshino, K., 2000. Redescription of a rare flounder, Poecilopsetta inermis (Breder) (Pleuronectiformes: Pleuronectidae: Poecilopsettinae), a senior synonym of P. albomarginata Reid, from the Caribbean Sea and tropical western Atlantic. Ichthyol. Res. 47(1):95-100. (Ref. 36347)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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