First Record of the Longlure Flatfish, Asterorhombus filifer (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae), from Japan

First Record of the Longlure Flatfish, Asterorhombus filifer (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae), from Japan

Five specimens (10.4-86.5mm standard length) of the Indo-West Pacific flatfish Asterorhombus filifer Hensley and Randall, 2003 were collected at depths of 12-21 m on sandy bottoms at Yoron Island and Amami-oshima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. These specimens represent the first records of A. filife...

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Veröffentlicht in:Species Diversity 2014/11/25, Vol.19(2), pp.85-89
Hauptverfasser: Katayama, Eri, Satoh, Takashi P., Matsuura, Keiichi
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Asterorhombus filifer
Bothidae
Japan
new record
Teleostei
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Zusammenfassung:Five specimens (10.4-86.5mm standard length) of the Indo-West Pacific flatfish Asterorhombus filifer Hensley and Randall, 2003 were collected at depths of 12-21 m on sandy bottoms at Yoron Island and Amami-oshima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. These specimens represent the first records of A. filifer from Japan and the northernmost records of this species.
ISSN:1342-1670
2189-7301
DOI:10.12782/sd.19.2.085