Five-eyed flounder (Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus)

Scientific name: Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus Weber & de Beaufort, 1929

Five-eyed flounder (Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus)

The Five-eyed flounder (Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus) is a marine fish of the family Paralichthyidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Taiwan and the South China Sea to Australia (Darwin to North West Cape).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 68-72; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 52 - 55; Vertebrae: 33 - 35. Body uniformly brownish, 2 ocelli above and below lateral line and 1 ocellus on posterior third of straight section of lateral line. Many indistinct rings scattered on body and median fins. Teeth in upper jaw small and close-set with3 or 4 pairs of canines anteriorly, teeth in lower jaw stronger and more widely spaced than those in upper jaw. Gill rakers pointed and rather short. Pectoral fin on ocular side with 12-13 rays (Ref 9774).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus
Family
Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
12.5
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Taiwan and the South China Sea to Australia (Darwin to North West Cape).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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