Intermediate flounder (Asterorhombus intermedius) fish species and information / pictures of Intermediate flounder - Asterorhombus intermedius

Intermediate flounder (Asterorhombus intermedius) fish species information

Scientific Name
Asterorhombus intermedius

Common Name
Intermediate flounder

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 77-84; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 55 - 62. Distinguished from all other Micronesian genera by having a nearly continuous bony ridge extending from the anterior margin of the lower eye to the posterior margin of the upper eye, and a narrow interorbital space, always greater than the greatest eye diameter.

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1865

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Lefteye flounders (Bothidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to the Indo-Australian Archipelago.

Range

16°N - 24°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1 m

Depth To - meters

96 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 96 m (Ref. 9824)

Trophic Level

4.15 s.e. 0.72 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

20.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated