Spotless lefteye flounder (Arnoglossus aspilos)

Scientific name: Arnoglossus aspilos Bleeker, 1851

Spotless lefteye flounder (Arnoglossus aspilos)

The Spotless lefteye flounder (Arnoglossus aspilos) is a marine fish of the family Bothidae.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 80-84; Anal soft rays: 61 - 64

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Arnoglossus aspilos
Family
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
19.0
Common length
7.5
Depth range
30–71 m (98–233 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 71 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the coast of India; north to Taiwan through the South China Sea, south to Queensland. Specimens from northern and Western Australia often treated as distinct subspecies.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor 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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