Bigtooth Twinspot Flounder, Pseudorhombus diplospilus Norman 1926
Other Names: Four Twinspot Flounder, Four Twin-spot Flounder, Twinspot Flounder, Twin-spot Flounder
Bigtooth Twinspot Flounder, Pseudorhombus diplospilus. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A brown left-eyed flounder with four double ocelli arranged in a square on the upper side.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Pseudorhombus diplospilus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 05 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/975
Bigtooth Twinspot Flounder, Pseudorhombus diplospilus Norman 1926
More Info
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Distribution |
Onslow, Western Australia, to Hervey Bay, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical west Pacific. Inhabits sandy and muddy areas. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 75-81; Anal fin 61-64; Pectoral fin (eyed side) 11-12. |
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Etymology |
The specific name diplospilos is from the Greek diplo (= double) and spilos (= mark or spot) in reference to the four double eyespots (two ocelli in one ring) on the eyed side of this species. |
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Species Citation |
Pseudorhombus diplospilus Norman 1926, Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 5(5): 226, fig. 1. Type locality: 3-7 miles northwest of Hervey Bay, Queensland, 9-11 fathoms. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Resources |
Bigtooth Twinspot Flounder, Pseudorhombus diplospilus Norman 1926
References
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Amaoka, K. & Hensley, D.A. 2001. Paralichthyidae. pp. 3842-3862 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
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Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293
Norman, J.R. 1926. A report on the flatfishes (Heterosomata) collected by the F.I.S. Endeavour, with a synopsis of the flatfishes of Australia and a revision of the subfamily Rhombosoleinae. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 5(5): 219-308 figs 1-15
Ramm, D.C., Pender, P.J., Willing, R.S. & Buckworth, R.C. 1990. Large-scale spatial patterns of abundance within the assemblage of fish caught by prawn trawlers in Northern Australian waters. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 41(1): 79-95. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9900079
Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls.
