An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal Author Yennawar, Prasanna Author Mohapatra, Anil Author Tudu, Prasad Chandra text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2017 2017-08-01 117 1 4 4 http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 journal article 297329 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 65429756-07df-406f-a2d0-cba02bf2bfe1 2581-8686 10913757 43. Brachypleura novaezeelandiae Gunther, 1862 Yellow-dabbled flounder (Figure44) Material examined : 1 ex. ; 22.07.11; Shankarpur , Reg. No. MARC /ZSI/F3741 . Description : D: 0, 65-77, A: 0, 41-50. Body oval and flat; dorsal fin extending onto head; dorsal fin without spine. Lower jaw prominent; vomarine teeth present. 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 Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: India eastward to the Malay Archipelago and the South China Sea, southward to the Philippines and northwest Australia ; eastward to New Guinea . IUCN Status (2012): Least Concern ( LC ). Remarks : The fish has minor commercial value.