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Rhombosoleidae (South Pacific flounders)
Etymology: Ammotretis: Greek, ammos = sand + Greek, tretos, -e, -on = full of holes (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from southern Western Australia to South Australia and Tasmania.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 74 - 75; Anal soft rays: 50 - 51. Body moderately deep (40-43% SL). Snout extended into a hook-like process projecting downwards in front of small, oblique mouth. Scales very small, rather firmly attached; ctenoid or cycloid on ocular side, mostly ctenoid on blind side. Pelvic fin rays on right side 12-14, left 3-4. Caudal fin rays 14 (Ref. 33839).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found in coastal waters (Ref. 9563).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986. Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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