Samaretta perexilis

Samaretta perexilis Voronina & Suzumoto, 2017

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Samaridae (Crested flounders)
Etymology: Samaretta: Close to Samaris Gray 1831 and Samariscus Gilbert 1905; perexilis: Name from Latin 'perexilis'; referring to the very lean body.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 470 - 512 m (Ref. 116785). Deep-water

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Southeastern Pacific: submarine mountains, Tuamotu Archipelago.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL (female)

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This species is distinguished by the following characters: body slender, BD less than head depth and 3.5 or more in the SL, large head, 3.5 or less in the SL; large eye, with diameter less than 3 in HL; very short anterior dorsal fin rays, length about 1/2 of eye diameter; four ocular-side pectoral fin rays; six paired abdominal vertebrae parapophyses; lateral-line canals of the head considerably reduced; trunk canals absent on both sides of body; caudal rays branched except two uppermost and two lowermost simple, scales minute.
Body shape (shape guide): other (see remarks); Cross section: flattened.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Voronina, E.P. and A.Y. Suzumoto, 2017. Samaretta perexilis, a new genus and new species of samarid flatfish (Pleuronectiformes: Samaridae) from the South Pacific. J. Ichthyol. 57:1-9. (Ref. 116785)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 06 November 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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