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Pseudorhombus oligodon (Bleeker, 1854)

Roughscale flounder
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Etymology: Pseudorhombus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, rhombos = paralelogram (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 40 m (Ref. 9774). Tropical

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Northwest Pacific: southern Japan to the South China Sea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9774); common length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9774); max. published weight: 169.80 g (Ref. 124479)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 78 - 82; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 61 - 65; Vertebrae: 38. Two dark spots along gill opening below pectoral fin. Dark blotch a beginning of straight part of lateral line (Ref. 559). Soft ray count of pectoral fin refers to that on ocular side.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 9774). Feeds mainly on small demersal fishes (Ref. 9774). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9774).

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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaborators

Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993. Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 November 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: commercial
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