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Arnoglossus aspilos aspilos

(Spotless Lefteye Flounder)

Overview

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Unsexed specimen of <i>Arnoglossus aspilos</i>

Rarely used as bait . Harmless.

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Spotless Lefteye Flounder

Description

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Physical Description

Species Arnoglossus aspilos aspilos

Males are commonly 8 cm (Total Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 19 cm (Total Length).

Habitat

May be found at depths of 30 to 71 meters.

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Class: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Subclass: Actinopterygii ()
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Pleuronectiformes ()
        Suborder: Pleuronectoidei () -
        Family: Bothidae ()
        Genus: Arnoglossus () - Bleeker, 1862
        Specific name: aspilos - (Bleeker, 1851)
        Subspecies: aspilos
        Scientific name: - Arnoglossus aspilos aspilos (Bleeker, 1851)

Synonyms

Bothus aspilus (Bleeker • Rhombus aspilos Bleeker

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Arnoglossus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 29 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. arabicus (Arabian Flounder) · A. aspilos (Spotless Lefteye Flounder) · A. aspilos aspilos (Spotless Lefteye Flounder) · A. bassensis (Bass Strait Flounder) · A. bleekeri (Bleeker's Flounder) · A. brunneus (Brown Lefteye Flounder) · A. capensis (Cape Scaldfish) · A. dalgleishi (East Coast Flounder) · A. debilis (Weak Lefteye Flounder) · A. elongatus (Long Lefteye Flounder) · A. fisoni (Fison's Lefteye Flounder) · A. imperialis (Imperial Scaldfish) · A. intermedius (Intermediate Flounder) · A. japonicus (Japanese Lefteye Flounder) · A. kessleri (Scaldback) · A. laterna (Mediterranean Scaldfish) · A. macrolepis (Twospot Largescale Flounder) · A. macrolophus (Large-Crested Lefteye Flounder) · A. muelleri (Mueller's Flounder) · A. oxyrhynchus (Sharp-Snout Lefteye Flounder) · A. polylepis (Manyscaled Flounder) · A. polyspilus (Many-Spotted Lefteye Flounder) · A. rueppelii (R?ppell's Scaldback) · A. scapha (Megrim) · A. spilurus (Large-Crested Lefteye Flounder) · A. tapeinosoma (Large-Crested Lefteye Flounder) · A. tenuis (Dwarf Lefteye Flounder) · A. thori (Grohmann´s Scaldfish) · A. waitei (Waite's Lefteye Flounder)

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Further Reading

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Cabanban, A., E. Capuli, R. Froese and D. Pauly (1996). An annotated checklist of Philippine flatfishes: ecological implications. Presented at the Third International Symposium on Flatfish Ecology, 2-8 November 1996, Netherlands Institute for Sea Rese
Hensley, D.A. and K. Amaoka (1997). Bothidae. Lefteye flounders. p. 3799-3841. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes
Kuronuma, K. and Y. Abe (1986). Fishes of the Arabian Gulf. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, State of Kuwait, 356 p.
Randall, J.E. (1995). Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3862889
Fishbase Species ID: 13842
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 616671
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 103057

Last Revised: 7/15/2012