| Family: |
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders) |
| Max. size: |
17 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 85 - 154 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan to the South China Sea. Also recorded from northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978) and New Caledonia (Ref. 9824). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 99-106; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 76-83. Snout sharp. Maxillary extending to below or beyond middle of lower eye. No gill rakers on upper limb. Cycloid scales on ocular side. Caudal fin having 3 simple upper and lower rays. No dark blotch on pectoral and pelvic fins. Second dorsal fin ray elongated in male. |
| Biology: |
Inhabits bottoms with broken coral, shell, pebbles, and gray mud. Feeds on bottom-living animals. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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