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Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Eponymy: Dr James Leonard Brierley Smith (1897–1968) was a South African chemist and ichthyologist most famous for identifying a stuffed fish as a coelacanth, then thought to have been extinct for millions of years. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Nielsen.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 124 - 230 m (Ref. 10877). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: known only from 3 specimens from off Durban, South Africa and Kenya. Generic placement questionable, but possibly closely related to Tosarhombus octoculatus from Japan.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4417)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 79 - 89; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 59 - 68. Eyed side brownish, pectoral fin with 10-12 rays; pectoral on blind side with 9-10 rays (Ref. 4417).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Amaoka, K. and J. Rivaton, 1991. Pisces Pleuronectiformes: A review of the genus Tosarhombus (Bothidae) with descriptions of two new species from Saya de Malha Bank (Indian Ocean) and the Chesterfield Islands (Coral Sea). p. 449-466. In A. Crosnier (ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 8. Mém. Mus. natn. Hist. nat., (A), 151:449-466. (Ref. 10877)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 16.8 - 19, mean 17.9 °C (based on 13 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00412 - 0.02018), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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