| Bothidae (Lefteye flounders) |
| 19 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 180 - 380 m |
| Western Indian Ocean: Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 105-115; Anal soft rays: 83-96; Vertebrae: 51-53. This species is distinguished by the following characters: head length 5.0-6.9, body
depth 2.6-3.1 in SL; upper profile no notch anterodorsal to upper margin of upper eye; snout
rounded; upper jaw shorter than lower eye diameter; teeth on lower jaw of the blind side in 1-2 rows; pectoral-fin length of ocular side 3.1-4.7 in SL, nearly twice as long as HL; dorsal fin beginning behind posterior nostril of blind side, the first two rays detached from other rays of the fin, and dorsal-fin pterigiophores shorter than neural spines of first four caudal vertebrae; D 105-115, A 83-96, pectoral-fin rays on ocular side 12, blind–side 11, lateral line scales about 94, gill rakers 5 + 11, vertebrae 11 + 40-42 (Ref. 126083). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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