Japanese lefteye flounder (Arnoglossus japonicus) fish species and information / pictures of Japanese lefteye flounder - Arnoglossus japonicus

Japanese lefteye flounder (Arnoglossus japonicus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Arnoglossus japonicus

Common Name
Japanese lefteye flounder

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 99-106; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 76 - 83. Snout sharp. Maxillary extending to below or beyond middle of lower eye. No gill rakers on upper limb. Cycloid scales on ocular side. Caudal fin having 3 simple upper and lower rays. No dark blotch on pectoral and pelvic fins. Second dorsal fin ray elongated in male.

Classification

Classified By
Hubbs, 1915
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)
Family
Lefteye flounders (Bothidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-West Pacific
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan to the South China Sea. Also recorded from northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978) and New Caledonia (Ref. 9824).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Temperate
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
85 m
Depth To - meters
154 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 85 - 154 m (Ref. 9824)
Trophic Level
3.5 s.e. 0.37 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
17.0 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
Fisheries: of no interest
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 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