Arnoglossus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1865)
Drab flounder
photo by A. Biju Kumar

Family:  Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Max. size:  12.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); 10.26 cm SL (female)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 46 - 100 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman to Sumatra (Indonesia) and China.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 91-91; Anal soft rays: 69-69. Body with no conspicuous spots on dorsal and anal fins. Head length, 4.28 in SL. Maxillary extends slightly beyond the anterior margin of the lower eye; 2.64 in HL. Long, slender, non-serrated gill-rakers on first arch. Prevomer tip not projecting into the mouth cavity. Deciduous scales; ctenoid on ocular side; cycloid on blind side.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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