Family : Soleidae (Soles)
Order : Pleuronectiformes  (flatfishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Liachirus melanospilos
Max size : 15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48637)
Environment : demersal ; depth range - 6 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Laccadives, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, China, Taiwan and Japan.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits coastal sand slopes and estuaries (Ref. 48637)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)

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