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Drab flounder (Arnoglossus tapeinosoma) fish species information

Scientific Name
Arnoglossus tapeinosoma

Common Name
Drab flounder

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 91; Anal soft rays: 69. Body with no conspicuous spots on dorsal and anal fins. Head length, 4.28 in SL. Maxillary extends slightly beyond the anterior margin of the lower eye; 2.64 in HL. Long, slender, non-serrated gill-rakers on first arch. Prevomer tip not projecting into the mouth cavity. Deciduous scales; ctenoid on ocular side; cycloid on blind side.

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1865

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Lefteye flounders (Bothidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman to Sumatra (Indonesia) and China.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

46 m

Depth To - meters

100 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 46 - 100 m (Ref. 11441)

Trophic Level

3.46 s.e. 0.38 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

12.7 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated