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Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: rotundifrons: Name from Latin 'rotund' for rounded and 'frons' for front, referring to the rounded dorsal profile of head.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 178 - 250 m (Ref. 114220). Tropical
Distribuzione
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Western Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.8 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 114220); 9.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 92 - 99; Raggi anali molli: 72 - 78; Vertebre: 39 - 40. This species is distinguished by the following characters: interorbital space narrow and concave; dorsal profile steep and head with a slight notch; first gil arch, the lower limb with 8-9 non-serrate gill rakers; lateral line scales 48-58; upper jaw with biserial teeth; both sexes with small knob on snout tip and on mandibular symphysis (Ref. 114220).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Voronina, E., P. Pruvost and R. Causse, 2016. Parabothus rotundifrons (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae), a new bothid flatfish from Saya de Malha Bank (Indian Ocean). Cybium 40(4):275-280. (Ref. 114220)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).