Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10913943 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B20633-FF8B-FFC7-FCB8-EBA8FAEE8015 |
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Felipe |
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Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
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44. Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) View in CoL Oriental sole (Figure 45)
Material examined: 1 ex.; 22.07.11; Shankarpur, Reg. No. MARC /ZSI/F3748 .
Description: Body oval and flat, both contours equally arched. Eyes on right side, separated by a scaly space; mouth small, curved, cleft reaching to below middle of lower eye. Dorsal and anal fins joined to caudal fin; pectoral fins well developed. Colour grey or brown with cloudy indistinct patches on eyed side, tinged yellow on blind side; pectoral fin on eyed side darker. Size: 24 cm.
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Persian Gulf, then off the west coast of India and Sri Lanka, eastward through the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago to China and northern Australia.
Remarks: The fish has a commercial value.
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