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Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Arnoglossus: Greek, aros, -oy = lamb + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Alcock.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 141 m (Ref. 4900). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Red Sea, through the northern Indian Ocean to the South China Sea, north to southern Japan and south to the Indo-Australian Archipelago and New Caledonia. Report from Madagascar needs confirmation.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9824)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 83 - 98; Anal soft rays: 65 - 77; Vertebrae: 41 - 42. Body with a large dark spot posteriorly on the base of both the dorsal and anal fins and with elongated anterior rays in the dorsal fin.
Inhabits sand, mud, and gravel bottoms (Ref. 9824). Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 8924).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Amaoka, K., O. Okamura and T. Yoshino, 1992. First records of two bothid flounders, Grammatobothus polyophthalmus and Arnoglossus tapeinosoma, from Japan. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 39(3):259-264. (Ref. 9203)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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