Scientific Name
Samaris cristatus
Common Name
Cockatoo righteye flounder
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 73-78;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 49 - 60. Body on ocular side brownish with darker spots and blotches; a series of blotches along dorsal and ventral body margins; elongated anterior dorsal-fin rays white, remainder of dorsal fin, anal fin, and caudal fin brown; pectoral fin dark. Blind side of body whitish. First 12-15 (rarely 10-11) dorsal- fin rays greatly elongated. Pectoral fin on blind side absent or rudimentary. Pelvic fin on eyed side elongated. Caudal fin with 16 unbranched rays and rounded margin.