Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis, Scale-eyed flounder

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Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis Weber, 1913

Scale-eyed flounder
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Citharidae (Citharids)
Etymology: Lepidoblepharon: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, blepharon = eyelash (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Weber.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 310 - 428 m (Ref. 11790). Deep-water

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Japan to the Kei Islands, Arafura Sea (Indonesia).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9797)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 65-70; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 45 - 48; Vértebra: 30. Eyes on right side of body and very large, covered with scales on surface. Body uniformly greyish-brown, without distinct markings. Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 559).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Rare species found on mud bottoms (Ref. 9797). Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 9797).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Amaoka, Kunio | Colaboradores

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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