Cockatoo righteye flounder (Samaris cristatus)

Scientific name: Samaris cristatus Gray, 1831

Cockatoo righteye flounder (Samaris cristatus)

The Cockatoo righteye flounder (Samaris cristatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Samaridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, East Africa to New Caledonia, north to Japan and south to Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 73-78; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 49 - 60. Body on ocular side brownish with darker spots and blotches; a series of blotches along dorsal and ventral body margins; elongated anterior dorsal-fin rays white, remainder of dorsal fin, anal fin, and caudal fin brown; pectoral fin dark. Blind side of body whitish. First 12-15 (rarely 10-11) dorsal- fin rays greatly elongated. Pectoral fin on blind side absent or rudimentary. Pelvic fin on eyed side elongated. Caudal fin with 16 unbranched rays and rounded margin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Samaris cristatus
Family
Samaridae (Crested flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Common length
16.0
Depth range
20–114 m (66–374 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 20 - 114 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa to New Caledonia, north to Japan and south to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial

Sources

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

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