Cocos Island flounder (Asterorhombus cocosensis)

Scientific name: Asterorhombus cocosensis Bleeker, 1855

Cocos Island flounder (Asterorhombus cocosensis)

The Cocos Island flounder (Asterorhombus cocosensis) is a marine fish of the family Bothidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Mozambique to Fiji; north to Japan, south to Queensland, Australia (not occurring nonmarginally on the Pacific Plate).

Biology

Length of upper jaw 2.4 to 3.1 times in head length (Ref 42535).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Asterorhombus cocosensis
Family
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Depth range
1–30 m (3–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique to Fiji; north to Japan, south to Queensland, Australia (not occurring nonmarginally on the Pacific Plate).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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