Diagnostic Description
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Ground color yellowish or yellowish brown; dorsal, anal and caudal fins paler than body with dark spots. Blind side whitish. Some anterior dorsal fin rays elongated in males, not in females, all rays except a few at posterior end of fin unbranched. Pectoral fin on eyed side with 11-13 rays, on blind side with 10-13 rays. Caudal fin with 13-14 branched rays and rounded margin.
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 65 - 77; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 41 - 50
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Inhabits sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 9797). Frequently collected in areas near river mouths (Ref. 9797). Feeds on bottom-living animals.
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- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Inhabits sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 9797). Frequently collected in areas near river mouths (Ref. 9797). Feeds on bottom-living animals (Ref. 9797). Mostly used in making fish meal but is also marketed fresh (Ref. 9797).
Importance
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fisheries: minor commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: unreliable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this order
Brachypleura: Brief Summary
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Brachypleura novaezeelandiae, the yellow-dabbled flounder or yellow citharid, is a species of citharid flounder native to the western and central Indo-Pacific. It occurs at depths from 18 to 92 m (59 to 302 ft) and is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. This species grows to a length of 14 cm (5.5 in). This species is the only known member of the genus Brachypleura.
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