| Rhombosoleidae (South Pacific flounders) |
| 23 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal; marine; depth range 40 - 80 m |
| Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia (South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania). |
|
Dorsal soft rays (total): 77-82; Anal soft rays: 54-58. Body deep (46-50% SL). Snout extended into a hook-like process projecting downwards in front of small, oblique mouth. Scales very small, rather firmly attached; mostly ctenoid on ocular side, mostly cycloid on blind side. Pelvic fin rays on right side 9-10, left 6. Caudal fin rays 14 (Ref. 33839). |
| Found inshore off beaches and on the continental shelf (Ref. 9563). |
|
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 09 December 2020 Ref. (130435)
|
| harmless |
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