Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 64 - 73; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 52 - 58. Pectoral fins rather small, about 2 times in head in ocular side and about 2.5 times in head on blind side. Pelvic fin on ocular side slightly larger than on blind side. Caudal fin round. Body brownish, with obscure darker spots on body and fins (Ref. 27363).

Common Names

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Bigeye flounder , English , Global

Perpeire gros yeux , French , France

Oome-birame , Japanese , Japan

大眼小庸鰈 , Mandarin Chinese , China

大眼小庸鲽 , Mandarin Chinese , China

камбала перуанская , Russian , Russia

Lenguado , Spanish , Ecuador

Lenguado , Spanish , Panama

Lenguado de ojo grande , Spanish , Chile

Lenguado de ojo grande , Spanish , Mexico

Lenguado de ojo grande , Spanish , Spain

Lenguado de ojos grandes , Spanish , Chile

Lenguado ojo grande , Spanish , Nicaragua

Lenguado ojos grandes , Spanish , Panama

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Paralichthyidae

Genus: Hippoglossina

Species: Hippoglossina macrops Steindachner, 1876

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Biology

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This species inhabits soft bottoms (Ref. 9330); from the littoral zone (35 m, shallowest depth reported in Ref. 9330) up to 600 m (Yañez and Barbieri, 1974.in Ref. 82251:833). Common depth range was taken from a study done in northern Chile. Stomach contents include mainly the squat lobsters (Pleuroncodes monodon and Cervimunida johni) and the deep-sea shrimp (Heterocarpus reedi) (Ref. 82251). Exploited on a local level with trawl nets and is utilized fresh or as fishmeal.

Habitat

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demersal