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Pleuronectidae

Bighead righteye flounder

Poecilopsetta macrocephala

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Small
Maximum length
10.2 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from the continental slope off northwestern Australia.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient
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