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Etymology: Paraplagusia: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, plagos, plagios = oblique; longirostris: longirostris from the Latin meaning 'long snout'.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 12 - 86 m (Ref. 9224). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: northern Australia and southern coast of Papua New Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9224)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 133 - 143; Anal soft rays: 102 - 112. Caudal vertebrae 49-55; mid-lateral line scales 115-125. Differs from all other species in the genus Paraplagusia by the non-overlapping high counts for the dorsal and anal fin rays, caudal vertebrae and mid-lateral line scales.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chapleau, F., C.B. Renaud and P.J. Kailola, 1991. Paraplagusia longirostris, a new flatfish (Cynoglosidae) from Australia and Papua New Guinea. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 38(3):239-244. (Ref. 9224)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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