Tongue Flatfish

Feebly pigmented snout, presence of supratemporal branch on lateral line of ocular side and medial dark pigmented spot on mandible and intermandibular area (Ref. 37532); lateral line on blind side absent; gill rakers on ocular side 3-6 + 7-13; caudal vertebrae 27-28; lateral-line scales on the ocular side 59-68; D 68-73, A 52-57, pectoral-fin rays on ocular side 8-10; caudal-fin rays 16-17; large ocelli on ocular side; pectoral-fin plain black or pale with black spots (Ref. 122002).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 66 - 72; Analsoft rays: 51 - 57

Feeds on small benthic animals.

Found in the sublittoral zone on sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230). Rare. Feeds on small benthic animals.

fisheries: of no interest