Sunier's Flounder, Samariscus sunieri Weber & de Beaufort 1929

Other Names: Suniers Righteye Flounder, Sunier's Righteye Flounder

Summary:

A relatively small righteyed flounder with a long, slender, very compressed body and a very long pectoral fin that is about twice the length of the head. This species occurs both inside and outside the Great Barrier Reef.

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Bray, D.J. 2021, Samariscus sunieri in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1000

Sunier's Flounder, Samariscus sunieri Weber & de Beaufort 1929

More Info

Distribution	Known from tropical waters on the continental Shelf and upper slope off Dunk Island (Queensland) in 118-216 m. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the Western Pacific: Bali, Indonesia to Fiji.
Features	Dorsal fin 70-76; Anal fin 54-61; Pectoral fin 5; Lateral-line scales 68-74; Vertebrae 9 + 31-32 = 40-41.
Size	To 13 cm TL.
Feeding	Carnivore - feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Fisheries	Of no interest to fisheries.
Conservation	Not evaluated.
Etymology	The species is named in honour of Dr. A.L.J. Sunier, Chief of the Laboratory for Marine Investigations at Batavia, the capital of the Dutch East Indies.
Species Citation	Samariscus sunieri Weber & de Beaufort, 1929, Fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago 5: 141. Type locality: Nikolas Bay, Bali, Indonesia, depth 108-162 m; north of Bali, Indonesia, depth 234-252 m.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2021
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Sunier's Flounder, Samariscus sunieri Weber & de Beaufort 1929

References

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Voronina, E.P. & Suzumoto, A.Y. 2017. Samaretta perexilis, a new genus and new species of samarid flatfish (Pleuronectiformes: Samaridae) from the South Pacific. Journal of Ichthyology 57(1): 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1134/S003294521701012X

Weber, M. & de Beaufort, L.F. 1929. The Fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Anacanthini, Allotriognathi, Heterosomata, Berycomorphi, Percomorphi. Leiden : Brill Vol. 5 458 pp. 97 figs.