Pseudorhombus megalops

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Notes

Overview

Family : Large-tooth flounders ; Inhabits mud and sand bottoms [1]. Feeds on crustaceans and other benthic invertebrates [1].

Common Names

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Description

Family Paralichthyidae

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans; marine , rarely in freshwater . Eyes on the left side. No spines in pectoral and pelvic fins; pelvic fin bases short and nearly symmetrical . Eggs with a single oil globule in the yolk . Placement of Tephrinectes and Thysanopsetta into this family is only provisional.The family Paralichthyidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Pleuronectiformes. It contains 16 genera and 86 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is anguilliform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Miocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, paralia, -as = seaside, coast + Greek, ichthys = fish

Habitat

Biome: Saltwater . Bathydemersal .

Taxonomy

Ambiguous Synonyms

1. Pseudorhombus sp. 1 Not Applicable

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Amaoka K ., Data last modified by FishBase 25-Oct-1995

Similar Species

Members of the genus Pseudorhombus

There are approximately 66 species in this genus:

P. adspersus · P. andersoni · P. annamensis · P. annulatus (Ringed Angle Fish) · P. anomalus · P. argus (Peacock Flounder) · P. arsius (Large-Toothed Flounder) · P. arsuis · P. artius · P. binii · P. boops · P. californicus · P. cartwrighti · P. cinnamoneus (Cinnamon Flounder) · P. condorensis · P. ctenosquamis · P. denatus · P. dendritica · P. dentatus · P. diplospilus (Four Twin-Spot Flounder) · P. dupliciocellatus (Ocellated Flounder) · P. duplicioullatus · P. dupliocellatus · P. elevatus (Deep-Bodied Flounder) · P. guttulatus · P. hectoris · P. javanicus (Javanese Flounder) · P. jenynsi · P. jenynsii (Small Toothed Flounder) · P. laevisquamis · P. levisguamis (Spotted Ribbonfish) · P. levisquamis · P. maculosus · P. malaganus · P. malayanus (Roughscaled Flounder) · P. marmoratus · P. megalops (Flatfish) · P. micrognathus (Norman´s Flounder) · P. misakius · P. moorei · P. muelleri · P. multimaculatus · P. multiradiatus · P. natalensis (Smalltooth Flounder) · P. neglectus · P. ocellaris · P. ocellatus · P. ocellifer · P. oculocirris · P. oligodon (Roughscale Flounder) · P. oligolepis · P. olivaceous · P. pentophthalamus · P. pentophthalmus (Fivespot Flounder) · P. polyspilos · P. polyspilus · P. pseudorhombus · P. quadrocellatus · P. quinquocellatus (Five-Eyed Flounder) · P. quinquocellatusde (Fivespot Flounder) · P. natalensis · P. russellii · P. spinosus (Spined Flounder) · P. tenuirastrum · P. triocellatus (Three Spotted Flounders) · Paralichthys brasiliensis

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Further Reading

• Amaoka, K. and D.A. Hensley (2001). Paralichthyidae. Sand flounders. p. 3842-3862. 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 fis
• Fowler, H.W. (1934). Descriptions of new fishes obtained from 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 85:233-367.
• Hensley, D. A. and K. Amaoka (1989). A redescription of Pseudorhombus megalops, with comments on Cephalopsetta ventrocellata (Osteichthyes: Pleuronectiformes: Paralichthyidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 102(3):577-585.

Notes

Contributors

• Amaoka, Kunio (from FishBase).
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse (OBIS Australia)
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2500360
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-21884
• Fishbase Species ID: 4966
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13761800
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 616458
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 122427

Footnotes

1. Amaoka, K. and D.A. Hensley (2001). Paralichthyidae. Sand flounders. p. 3842-3862. 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 fis [back]

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