Family : Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Order : Pleuronectiformes  (flatfishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Malayan flounder
Fish Name : Pseudorhombus malayanus
Max size : 35.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9774)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 20 - 27 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf east to India; throughout the Malay Peninsula to the Philippines and Indonesia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 72-74; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 58-59. Body brownish, a small dark blotch at junction of straight and curved parts of lateral line. Body deep ovoid, its depth 1.8 to 2 times in SL. Head length 3.1 to 3.3 times in SL. Upper-eye diameter 5.3 to 5.9 times in head length. Maxilla extending to below posterior margin of lower eye. Upper-jaw length 2.3 to 2.4 times in head length. Teeth in upper jaw small and close-set laterally, and enlarged anteriorly. Teeth in lower jaw stronger and more widely spaced than those of upper jaw. Pectoral fin on ocular side with 12-13 soft rays (Ref 9774).
Biology : Found on the muddy and sandy trawling grounds of the continental shelf. Feeds on benthic organisms. Sold mostly fresh in markets
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Amaoka, Kunio
Main Ref : Nielsen, J.G.. 1984. (Ref. 3322)

India country information
Common Names : Malayan flounder
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses