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Poecilopsettidae (Bigeye flounders)
Etymology: Poecilopsetta: Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335); normani: Named for J.P. Norman.
Eponymy: John Roxborough Norman (1898–1944) was an English ichthyologist who started his working life as a bank clerk. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 130 - 300 m (Ref. 41434). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.7 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 41434)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 64 - 68; Radios blandos anales: 54 - 58; Vértebra: 40 - 42. Body ellipsoid with depth slightly less than half the length. Asymmetrical mouth, small, transverse. Scales small, deeply seated in the skin; circular on the blind side, pectinate on the eyed side. Pectoral fin rays : eyed side 13-15, blind side 11-13 (Ref. 41434).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Foroshchuk, V.P. and V.V. Fedorov, 1992. Poecilopsetta normani -- a new species of flounder (Pleuronectidae) from the Saya de Malha Bank, Indian Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 32(7):37-44. (Ref. 41434)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías:
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).