Javan flounder (Pseudorhombus javanicus)

Scientific name: Pseudorhombus javanicus Bleeker, 1853

Javan flounder (Pseudorhombus javanicus)

The Javan flounder (Pseudorhombus javanicus) is a marine fish of the family Paralichthyidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Persian Gulf and off India (from Bombay southward to Sri Lanka) eastward to western New Guinea and southern China.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 67-76; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 51 - 56. Body brownish, a distinct, large dark blotch at junction of straight and curved parts of lateral line and a smaller blotch on middle of straight section of lateral line, many dark rings scattered on body. Upper profile of head without notch in front of eye. Scales on eyed side ctenoid on anterior part and dorsal and ventral margins of body on eyed side, cycloid on remaining areas. Pectoral fin on ocular side with 11-12 soft rays (Ref 9774).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudorhombus javanicus
Family
Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
22–38 m (72–125 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; amphidromous; depth range 22 - 38 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and off India (from Bombay southward to Sri Lanka) eastward to western New Guinea and southern China.
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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