Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 108 - 113; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 84 - 89. Similar to A. japonicus, but differs from it by having larger values for meristic characters, ctenoid scales on ocular side, shorter distance between dorsal margin of head and eye about 1/3 of eye diameter, and a dark blotch on pectoral and pelvic fins. The male has an elongated 2nd dorsal ray and a darker blotch on the paired fins.

Common Names

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Sharp-snout lefteye flounder , English , Global

Hanatogodarumagarei , Japanese , Japan

尖吻羊舌鮃 , Mandarin Chinese , China

尖吻羊舌鲆 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Bothidae

Genus: Arnoglossus

Species: Arnoglossus oxyrhynchus Amaoka, 1969

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Western Pacific: Japan. Recently reported from the Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897). Possibly a synonym of Arnoglossus brunneus.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal