Japanese lefteye flounder (Arnoglossus japonicus) fish species and information / pictures of Japanese lefteye flounder - Arnoglossus japonicus

Japanese lefteye flounder (Arnoglossus japonicus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Arnoglossus japonicus

Common Name
Japanese lefteye flounder

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 99-106; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 76 - 83. Snout sharp. Maxillary extending to below or beyond middle of lower eye. No gill rakers on upper limb. Cycloid scales on ocular side. Caudal fin having 3 simple upper and lower rays. No dark blotch on pectoral and pelvic fins. Second dorsal fin ray elongated in male.

Classification

Classified By

Hubbs, 1915

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Lefteye flounders (Bothidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan to the South China Sea. Also recorded from northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978) and New Caledonia (Ref. 9824).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

85 m

Depth To - meters

154 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 85 - 154 m (Ref. 9824)

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.37 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

17.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated