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Scale-eyed flounder (Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis)
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Scale-eyed flounder (Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis) specimen
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Citharidae

Scale-eyed flounder

Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis

Citharid Fish beneath the Pacific Ocean

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Medium

Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis, the scale-eyed flounder, is a species of citharid flounder found in the western Pacific Ocean, where it is found at depths from 310 to 428 m (1,017 to 1,404 ft). This species grows to a total length of 36 cm (14 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.

Maximum length
36 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan to the Kei Islands, Arafura Sea (Indonesia).
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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