| Family: |
Poecilopsettidae (Bigeye flounders) |
| Max. size: |
19 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 60 - 400 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, and China near Hainan. Reported from the Philippines (Ref. 11148) and South Korea (Ref. 77001). |
| Diagnosis: |
Upper-jaw length 3.4 to 3.9 times in head length (Ref 12933). |
| Biology: |
Found on sand-mud bottoms. Very rare. Feeds on small benthic animals (Ref. 9792). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Fourmanoir (1981) reported two specimens (9.6 and 9.9 cm) caught between 185 and 200 m (Ref. 9494) during the Vauban expedition (Ref. 280). Type locality: Balayan Bay and Verde I. Passage, in 118 fathoms (216 m), Stn. D. 5117, 'Albatross' collections: USNM 93094 (Holotype of Poecilopsetta megalepis, 12.8 cm) (Ref. 311). Balabac Strait: Cape Melville, 148 fathoms (271 m), USNM 93576 (Ref. 11790). Also Ref. 9494, 41434. |
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