Heteromycteris proboscideus (Chabanaud, 1925)
Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 104 - 113; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 72 - 74. Diagnosis: flat and asymmetric body; eyes located on right side of head, except in reversed individuals; preopercle covered by skin and opercle entirely scaled; mouth small, more or less arched and inferior; dorsal and anal fins lacking spinous rays and separated from caudal fin; dorsal fin originating on upper edge of mouth; pectoral fins absent; pelvic fins asymmetrical, the one on eyed side united to anal fin; lateral line straight along each side; body covered with ctenoid scales (Ref. 57416).
Common Names
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Heteromycteris
Species: Heteromycteris proboscideus (Chabanaud, 1925)
Climate Zone
Location
Biology
A marine species also occurring in brackish waters and recorded from water practically free of salt in Cameroon (Ref. 6805).
Habitat
freshwater