Scientific Name
Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis

Common Name
Scale-eyed flounder

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 65-70; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 45 - 48; Vertebrae: 30. Eyes on right side of body and very large, covered with scales on surface. Body uniformly greyish-brown, without distinct markings. Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 559).

Classification

Classified By

Weber, 1913

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Citharids (Citharidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Japan to the Kei Islands, Arafura Sea (Indonesia).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

310 m

Depth To - meters

428 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 310 - 428 m (Ref. 11790)

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

36.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0078 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

Moderate to high vulnerability (46 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