| Family: |
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders) |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 500 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: known only from the Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Larvae known from seas around Ryukyu Islands and east of Taiwan (Ref. 10877). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 96-102; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 76-82. Body deep ovate, 2.2 times in SL. Tip of isthmus below posterior margin of lower eye. Eye separated by a deep, broad and concave space. Interorbital in male broader than that in female, its width becoming broad with growth. Body color on ocular side dark-blue, anterior margin of head marked with 6 yellowish-white blotches. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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