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African righteye flounder (Poecilopsetta natalensis)
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Ecological Illustration of African righteye flounder (Poecilopsetta natalensis)
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Pleuronectidae

African righteye flounder

Poecilopsetta natalensis

Pleuronectid Fish from Four Hundred Fifty Meters

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium

African righteye flounder is a marine fish found around Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 15 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Flatfishes
Family
Pleuronectidae
Genus
Poecilopsetta
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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