Poecilopsetta macrocephala Hoshino, Amaoka & Last, 2001

Family:  Poecilopsettidae (Bigeye flounders)
Max. size:  10.24 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 555 m
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from the continental slope off northwestern Australia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 62-66; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 53-56. 75-78 lateral line scales, large head (26.6-29.6% of SL), well-projected profile above upper eye, shallow body (34.9-37.3% of SL), large upper (11.6-12.3% of SL) and lower (11.3-13.0% of SL) eye diameters and orbit length (11.7-13.0% of SL), large upper (8.6-9.6% of SL [ocular side], 7.7-9.0% [blind side]) and lower (11.4-12.5% of SL [ocular side], 11.0-12.7% of [blind side]) jaws, pectoral fin on ocular side smaller than that on blind side (former 63-87% of latter in length), and 28-29 caudal vertebrae (Ref. 42962).
Biology:  Found on the continental slope (Ref. 42962).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 05 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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