Cinnamon flounder (Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus)

Scientific name: Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Cinnamon flounder (Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus)

The Cinnamon flounder (Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus) is a marine fish of the family Paralichthyidae. Native range: Western Pacific, South China Sea north to China and Japan; also from the Philippines.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 77-89; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 60 - 69; Vertebrae: 37 - 39. Body brownish, a distinct ocellus at junction of straight and curved parts of lateral line. Many dark rings scattered on body, many dark spots on median fins. A line connecting base of dorsal-fin ray and posterior nostril on eyed side passes behind posterior end of maxilla, or crosses its posterior part. Gill rakers moderately long and slender. Soft ray count of pectoral fin refers to that on ocular side (Ref 9774).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus
Family
Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
22.5
Depth range
20–164 m (66–538 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 164 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: South China Sea north to China and Japan; also from the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.31)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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