| Family: |
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders) |
| Max. size: |
19 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 30 - 71 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the coast of India; north to Taiwan through the South China Sea, south to Queensland. Specimens from northern and Western Australia often treated as distinct subspecies (Ref. 9824). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 80-84; Anal soft rays: 61-64 |
| Biology: |
Inhabits sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 9824). Feeds on bottom-living animals (Ref. 9824). Taken in shrimp trawls (Ref. 9824). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
In range Ref. 5999. Museum: Eastern Luzon, 4.9 miles off Caringo I., in 11 fathoms (20 m), 'Albatross' collection, Stn. 5461, USNM 137659 (Ref. 11790). Sold in dried form called 'palad'. |
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