Yellow-dabbled flounder
📖 Overview
Inhabits sand and mud bottoms . Frequently collected in areas near river mouths . Feeds on bottom-living animals . Mostly used in making fish meal but is also marketed fresh .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 65 - 77; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 41 - 50. Ground color yellowish or yellowish brown; dorsal, anal and caudal fins paler than body with dark spots. Blind side whitish. Some anterior dorsal fin rays elongated in males, not in females, all rays except a few at posterior end of fin unbranched. Pectoral fin on eyed side with 11-13 rays, on blind side with 10-13 rays. Caudal fin with 13-14 branched rays and rounded margin.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Yellow-dabbled flounder is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Yellow-dabbled flounder is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Yellow-dabbled flounder is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 92 m . Tropical West Pacific: Persian Gulf through the eastern Indian Ocean to the East Indies.
🌿 Ecology
bottom-living animals (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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