Wide-mouthed flounder (Kamoharaia megastoma)

Scientific name: Kamoharaia megastoma Kamohara, 1936

Wide-mouthed flounder (Kamoharaia megastoma)

The Wide-mouthed flounder (Kamoharaia megastoma) is a marine fish of the family Bothidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Japan and Taiwan to the Indo-Australian Archipelago.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 0; Dorsal soft rays: 109-112; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 84 - 86. Mouth extremely large, maxillary strongly protruding beyond the tip of the snout anteriorly, and extending far beyond lower eye posteriorly. Upper jaw with 3 to 4 pairs of larger teeth anteriorly, and lower jaw with 3 pairs of curved strong canines anteriorly. Pectoral fin dark.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Kamoharaia megastoma
Family
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.5
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Japan and Taiwan to the Indo-Australian Archipelago.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

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

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