Diagnostic Description
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Eyed side with dark spots, blotches and rings on body and median fins; 1 distinct dark blotch on middle of straight section of lateral line; narrow dark crossbars on eyed side of pectorals (Ref. 4417). Pectoral rays 9-12 (eyed side) and 9-11 (blind side).Description: Characterized further by mottled grey brown body color; pectoral filamentous rays of male sometimes reaches as far posteriorly as caudal fin; weakly ctenoid scales or cycloid on eyed side, cycloid on blind side; short gill rakers; one or more short tentacle on eye; upper jaw extending to below anterior half of lower eye; one or more bony tubercles or short spines on snout and edge of eye in mature male (Ref. 90102).
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Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 84 - 97; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 61 - 73
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Biology
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Inhabits sandy or silty sand, and muddy bottoms of inner reef flats and seaward reefs; juveniles frequently found in tide pools (Ref. 9824, 48637). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 5213). Utilized as a food fish (Ref. 4537) and processed into fish meal (Ref. 9824).
Importance
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fisheries: commercial
分布
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廣泛分布於印度-太平洋區，西起波斯灣、紅海，東至社會群島，北至日本，南至羅得豪島。台灣各地海域皆可見。
利用
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每年春季秋季是主要的漁獲時期，漁民通常是用底拖網或底流刺網捕捉，但因為它們魚體不大，大部分加工作扁魚酥，少部分體型較大者，則用油煎的方法來食用。
描述
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體卵圓形，兩眼均在左側；背緣呈弧形。吻略長。眼小，雄魚眼前緣具多個小棘，眼間隔極寬且凹陷。口小或中大；上頜骨稍長，延伸至下眼前緣後方；上下頜具二行或更多尖銳錐狀齒；腭骨無齒。鰓膜不與峽部相連；鰓耙尖形不呈鋸齒狀。眼側被小櫛鱗，盲側被圓鱗；背鰭與臀鰭鰭條均被鱗；眼側具側線，盲側無側線；側線鱗數70-78。背鰭鰭條正常，具軟條數88-93；臀鰭鰭條正常，具軟條數65-72；胸鰭延長如絲，特別是雄魚；尾鰭圓形。眼側體棕色具黑色或暗棕色斑點，側線中部有一大形斑，背及臀鰭具暗斑，尾鰭具黑眼點；盲側乳黃色，無黑色小點。
棲地
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是台灣南部常見的經濟魚類，主要棲息於珊瑚礁區的砂泥地，幼魚時常出現於潮池，大半時間潛伏在泥砂中或礁盤上，一動也不動，偶而藉著身體波浪般的擺動，稍微做做前進運動，以捕食四週不經意游過的小魚或在砂泥中活動的甲殼類。體色多變的斑紋是其欺敵的利器。
Leopard flounder
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The leopard flounder (Bothus pantherinus) or panther flounder, is a flatfish found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Range
Bothus pantherinus is found in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf to South Africa, as far as southeast Australia and Japan.[1]
Description
The leopard flounder is a highly compressed fish up to 39 centimeters (15 in) long, one of the lefteye flounders, meaning that the right eye has migrated to the left side of the body. The eyed side shows dark spots, blotches and rings. One broader dark blotch is located on middle of the straight section of the lateral line. The male has an elongate pectoral fin which signals in courtship or territorial displays and when alarmed.[3]
Leopard flounders use color to camouflage themselves. Bothus pantherinus takes on dull, spotted coloring to blend in with the rocky seafloor. It waits for its prey to swim by. Other times the flounder turns an almost see-through color to avoid predators when swimming near the surface.[4]
Habitat
Leopard flounder is a benthic species living on the bottom of a sea. It inhabits sandy or silty sand, and muddy bottoms of inner reef flats. It is often partially buried in or on the sand of lagoons, bays and sheltered reefs, at a depth of 3–150 metres (9.8–492.1 ft).
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Leopard flounder: Brief Summary
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The leopard flounder (Bothus pantherinus) or panther flounder, is a flatfish found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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Description
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Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms of inner reef flats and seaward reefs; juveniles frequently found in tide pools (Ref. 9824). Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 5213). Also used in making fish meal (Ref. 9824).
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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Habitat
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Known from seamounts and knolls
Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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