TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Pleuronectiformes
Family Bothidae
Genus Chascanopsetta
Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock, 1894

Provider:

Chen, Jeng-Ping

Synonyms：

Chascanopsetta blumenalia, Chascanopsetta galatheae, Chascanopsetta gilchristi, Chascanopsetta lugubris danae, Chascanopsetta lugubris lugubris, Chascanopsetta maculata, Chascanopsetta microstoma, Chascanopsetta normani, Chascanopsetta raptator, Trachypterophrys raptator

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);

Amaoka, K & H.-C. Ho. 2019. The lefteye flounder family Bothidae (Order Pleuronectiformes) of Taiwan. Zootaxa, 4702(1):155-215.

Character:

Dorsal-fin rays 115-120; anal-fin rays 79-85; pectoral-fin rays 13-15. Body flexible. Mouth extremely large, maxillary not projecting beyond tip of snout. No canine tooth. Tip of lower jaw slightly beyond the upper; upper jaw shorter than head length.

Habitat:

Inhabits the deeper continental shelf to depths of almost 1,000 m. Found on sand, mud and clay bottoms. Feeds on larger benthic animals.

Distribution:

Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea round the Cape to Natal, South Africa. Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Indo-Pacific: off the eastern coast of Africa and off India and Sri Lanka to Japan. Taiwan: South, North-East.

Utility:

Commercial fishery species.

Name Code:

382703

IUCN Red List:LC

Marine