Manyscaled Flounder, Parabothus polylepis (Alcock 1889)


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Manyscaled Flounder, Parabothus polylepis (Alcock 1889)

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Distribution

Possibly on the Northwest Shelf, Western Australia. Elsewhere the species occurs in the northern and Western Indian Ocean.

Species Citation

Arnoglossus polylepis Alcock 1889, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 58(23): 290, Pl.16 (fig.1). Type locality: Off east coast of Sri Lanka, 6°06'30"N, 81°23'E, Investigator station 59, depth 32 fathoms.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2021

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Manyscaled Flounder, Parabothus polylepis (Alcock 1889)

References


Alcock, A.W. 1889. Natural History notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator. — No. 10. List of the Pleuronectidae obtained in the Bay of Bengal in 1888 and 1889, with descriptions of new and rare species. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 58(23): 279-295 pls 16-18 See ref at BHL

Alcock, A.W. 1898. Illustrations of the zoology of the Royal Indian marine surveying steamer Investigator,...Fishes. Calcutta. Part 5: no p., Pls. 18-24.

Amaoka, K. & Ho, H.-C. 2019. The lefteye flounder family Bothidae (order Pleuronectiformes) of Taiwan, in Ho, H.-C., K. Koeda, K. & Hilton, E,J. (eds)  Study on the fish taxonomy and diversity of Taiwan. Zootaxa 4702(1): 155-215, https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4702.1.18

Amaoka, K., Matsuura, K. & Carpenter, K.E. 2020. Parabothus polylepis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T143828232A143844667. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T143828232A143844667.en. Downloaded on 25 March 2021.

Amaoka, K. & Shen, S.C. 1993. A new bothid flatfish Parabothus taiwanensis collected from Taiwan (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae). Bulletin of Marine Science 53(3): 1042-1047.

De Bruin, G.H.P., Russell, B.C. &  Bogusch, A. 1995. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The marine fishery resources of Sri Lanka. Rome: FAO. 400 pp.

Norman, J.R. 1931. Notes on flatfishes (Heterosomata). III. Collections from China, Japan and the Hawaiian Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 8(48): 597-604

Voronina, E.P., Pruvost, P. & Causse, R. 2017. Parabothus rotundifrons (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae), a new bothid flatfish from Saya de Malha Bank (Indian Ocean). Cybium 40(4): 275-280, https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2016-404-002

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37460081

Conservation:IUCN Data Defficient

Depth:55-300 m

Habitat:Muddy areas

Max Size:15 cm TL

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