Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 92 - 98; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 69 - 77. Mouth small, contained 2.6 to 2.9 times in head length. Maxillary extending to anterior margin of the eye. Few scales on lateral line, and few dorsal and anal fin rays. Attains 10 cm SL.

Common Names

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Dwarf lefteye flounder , English , Australia

Dwarf lefteye flounder , English , Global

Nagadarumagarei , Japanese , Japan

扁鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

皇帝鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

細羊舌鮃 , Mandarin Chinese , China

細羊舌鮃 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei

细羊舌鲆 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Bothidae

Genus: Arnoglossus

Species: Arnoglossus tenuis Günther, 1880

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Western Pacific: southern Japan to the South China Sea, Queensland, and New Caledonia

Biology

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Feeds on benthic animals.

Habitat

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demersal