Scientific Name
Asterorhombus cocosensis

Common Name
Cocos Island flounder

Biology
Length of upper jaw 2.4 to 3.1 times in head length (Ref 42535).

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1855

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Lefteye flounders (Bothidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique to Fiji; north to Japan, south to Queensland, Australia (not occurring nonmarginally on the Pacific Plate).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1 m

Depth To - meters

30 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 57759)

Trophic Level

3.75 s.e. 0.62 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

12.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated