Pelican Flounder, Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock 1894
Pelican Flounder, Chascanopsetta lugubris. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
Summary:
A greatly compressed left-eye flounder with an enormous mouth, the upper jaw shorter than the head length, the lower jaw protruding slightly beyond the upper jaw, and lateral lines developed on both sides of the body.
Image of a larval Pelecan Flounder.
Image of a larval Pelecan Flounder.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Chascanopsetta lugubris in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/950
Pelican Flounder, Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock 1894
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Distribution |
Off Shark Bay, Western Australia, to the Arafura Sea north of Darwin, Northern Territory, and off the northern Great Barrier Reef to off Bermagui, New South Wales; also in the Lord Howe Island region in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Atlantic Indo-west Pacific. Occurs on soft bottoms habitats (sandy, muddy and clay areas) of the outer continental shelf and upper continental slope, including on seamounts. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 111-127; Anal fin 76-88. Body greatly compressed; mouth extremely large, maxillary not projecting beyond tip of snout; canine teeth absent; tip of lower jaw projecting slightly beyond upper jaw; upper jaw shorter than head length. Lateral lines developed on both sides of body. |
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Fisheries |
May be taken as by-catch by commercial trawlers. |
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Species Citation |
Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock 1894, J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 63(2,2): 129, pl. 6 (fig.4). Type locality: Bay of Bengal, 145-250 fathoms, 13°51'12"N, 80°28'12"E. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Pelican Flounder, Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock 1894
References
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