Fivespot flounder (Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus) fish species and information / pictures of Fivespot flounder - Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus

Fivespot flounder (Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus

Common Name
Fivespot flounder

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 68-76; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 53 - 57; Vertebrae: 35 - 36. Body pale brownish, with 2 ocelli above and below lateral line and 1 ocellus on posterior third of straight section of lateral line. Teeth in upper jaw small and close-set. Gill rakers long and slender. Soft ray count of pectoral fin refers to that on ocular side (Ref 9774). Body with many ocelli (Ref. 559).

Classification

Classified By
G?nther, 1862
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)
Family
Large-tooth flounders (Paralichthyidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Pacific
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan, Korea, and Indo-China.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
38 m
Depth To - meters
150 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 38 - 150 m (Ref. 9774)
Trophic Level
4.02 s.e. 0.67 Based on food items.
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
18.0 cm
Common Length
12.0 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
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated