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Ammotretis rostratus Günther, 1862

Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 76 - 86; Anal soft rays: 51 - 56. Body deep (55-60% SL). Snout extended into a hook-like process projecting downwards in front of small, oblique mouth. Scales ctenoid, very small, rather firmly attached on both sides. Pectoral fin rays on right side 11-13, left 9-12. Pelvic fin rays on right side 7, left 4. Caudal fin rays 14 (Ref. 33839).

Common Names

  • Bay flounder , English , Australia
  • Long-nosed flounder , English , Australia
  • Long-snouted flounder , English , Australia
  • Longsnout flounder , English , USA
  • Longsnout flounder , English , Global
  • Sole , English , Australia
  • 長吻前鰈 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 长吻前鲽 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Pleuronectiformes

    Family: Rhombosoleidae

    Genus: Ammotretis

    Species: Ammotretis rostratus Günther, 1862

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from southwestern Australia to New South Wales.

    • Biology

    Occurs in sandy regions of bays and offshore areas. Flesh of very high quality but individuals taken are not often sufficiently large to make preparation worthwhile (Ref. 33839).

    Habitat

    brackish