Deep-body righteye flounder (Samariscus latus)

Scientific name: Samariscus latus Matsubara & Takamuki, 1951

Deep-body righteye flounder (Samariscus latus)

The Deep-body righteye flounder (Samariscus latus) is a marine fish of the family Samaridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Japan and Taiwan. Recently reported from the Chesterfield Islands.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 67-76; Anal soft rays: 52 - 59; Vertebrae: 38 - 39. Upper jaw reaching to below anterior quarter of lower eye, length 2.8 to 3.3 times in head length. Head length 4.4 to 5.2 times in SL (Ref 12933).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Samariscus latus
Family
Samaridae (Crested flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan and Taiwan. Recently reported from the Chesterfield Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest

Sources

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

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