Family : Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) , subfamily: Poecilopsettinae
Order : Pleuronectiformes  (flatfishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Coloured righteye flounder
Fish Name : Poecilopsetta colorata
Max size : 17.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9792)
Environment : bathydemersal ; depth range 214 - 800 m
Climate : deep-water
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Bay of Bengal to the South China Sea and Indonesia (Ref. 9792).
Diagnosis : Dorsal soft rays (total): 56-61; Anal soft rays: 46-50; Vertebrae: 38-39. Body depth 1.9 to 2.6 times in SL. Upper-jaw length 3 to 3.5 times in head length (Ref 12933).
Biology : Rare. Feeds on small benthic animals
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Amaoka, Kunio
Main Ref : Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. and P.J. Kailola. 1984. (Ref. 5978)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses