Indian halibut
| Psettodes erumei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | ||||
| Family: | Psettodidae (Psettodids) |
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| Order: | Pleuronectiformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Indian halibut | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Japan and Australia. | |||
| Adult biology: | Found on sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 9796, 48637). Usually deeply burried in the substrate during the day, but out and hunting at night (Ref. 48637). Often swims in an upright position (Ref. 9796). Mainly piscivorous (Ref. 5986). Mainly sold fresh (Ref. 5213); also utilized smoked and frozen (Ref. 9987). Processed into fish flour (Ref. 6040). | |||
| Diagnosis: | The first about 10 rays of the dorsal fin are elongated and form in advance of all other fin rays. The head is large with extremely large jaws. Long, recurved canine teeth develop at 4 mm. Few small preopercular spines form during flexion at about 5 mm length. (See larval pictures below from Ref. 1698). . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | tropical; 26°N - 21°S | |||
| Main Ref: | Leis, J.M. and D.S. Rennis. 1984. (Ref. 1698) | |||
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| Entered by: Froese, Rainer |
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