Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 101 - 108; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 78 - 83. Dark blotches on dorsal and anal fins; last 3 pelvic rays on eyed side and 1st 3 dorsal rays darkened (Ref. 4417).

Common Names

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Ooskus-botvis , Afrikaans , South Africa

East coast flounder , English , South Africa

East coast flounder , English , Global

达氏羊舌鲆 , Mandarin Chinese , China

達氏羊舌鮃 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Areeiro oriental , Portuguese , Mozambique

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Bothidae

Genus: Arnoglossus

Species: Arnoglossus dalgleishi (von Bonde, 1922)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Indo-Pacific: Natal (South Africa), Zanzibar (Tanzania), Mombasa (Kenya) and northeastern Indian Ocean, as well as Mozambique. Known also from the south coast of Java (Ref. 9824).

Biology

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Feeds on bottom-living animals (Ref. 9824).

Habitat

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demersal