Poecilopsetta praelonga Alcock, 1894
Alcock's narrow-body righteye flounder
Poecilopsetta praelonga
photo by FAO

Family:  Poecilopsettidae (Bigeye flounders)
Max. size:  17.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 216 - 714 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Indian Ocean, Taiwan, and Timor; also from northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978).
Diagnosis:  Body depth 3.8 to 4 times in SL. Upper-jaw length 3.6 to 3.7 times in head length (Ref 12933).
Biology:  Feeds on small benthic animals (Ref. 9792).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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