Elongate flounder (Ammotretis elongatus)

Scientific name: Ammotretis elongatus McCulloch, 1914

Elongate flounder (Ammotretis elongatus)

The Elongate flounder (Ammotretis elongatus) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, southern Australia, from southern Western Australia to South Australia and Tasmania.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 74-75; Anal soft rays: 50 - 51. Body moderately deep (40-43% SL). Snout extended into a hook-like process projecting downwards in front of small, oblique mouth. Scales very small, rather firmly attached; ctenoid or cycloid on ocular side, mostly ctenoid on blind side. Pelvic fin rays on right side 12-14, left 3-4. Caudal fin rays 14.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ammotretis elongatus
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from southern Western Australia to South Australia and Tasmania.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

Last updated