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Tosarhombus octoculatus Amaoka, 1969 |
| Family: | Bothidae (Lefteye flounders) | |||
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| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 500 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: known only from the Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Larvae known from seas around Ryukyu Islands and east of Taiwan (Ref. 10877). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 96-102; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 76-82. Body deep ovate, 2.2 times in SL. Tip of isthmus below posterior margin of lower eye. Eye separated by a deep, broad and concave space. Interorbital in male broader than that in female, its width becoming broad with growth. Body color on ocular side dark-blue, anterior margin of head marked with 6 yellowish-white blotches. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 November 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||