Malayan flounder (Pseudorhombus malayanus)

Scientific name: Pseudorhombus malayanus Bleeker, 1865

Malayan flounder (Pseudorhombus malayanus)

The Malayan flounder (Pseudorhombus malayanus) is a marine fish of the family Paralichthyidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Persian Gulf east to India; throughout the Malay Peninsula to the Philippines and Indonesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 72-74; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 58 - 59. Body brownish, a small dark blotch at junction of straight and curved parts of lateral line. Body deep ovoid, its depth 1.8 to 2 times in SL. Head length 3.1 to 3.3 times in SL. Upper-eye diameter 5.3 to 5.9 times in head length. Maxilla extending to below posterior margin of lower eye. Upper-jaw length 2.3 to 2.4 times in head length. Teeth in upper jaw small and close-set laterally, and enlarged anteriorly. Teeth in lower jaw stronger and more widely spaced than those of upper jaw. Pectoral fin on ocular side with 12-13 soft rays (Ref 9774).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudorhombus malayanus
Family
Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
20–27 m (66–89 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 27 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf east to India; throughout the Malay Peninsula to the Philippines and Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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.

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