African righteye flounder

Poecilopsetta natalensis

Pleuronectid Fish from Four Hundred Fifty Meters

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
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kenya to Natal, South Africa. Unconfirmed record from Taiwan (Ref. 9792 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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