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<emphasis id="A394EAB55D72FD6ADA8B936F825CFCFB" bold="true" box="[151,340,803,830]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">Bothus mancus</emphasis>
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Tropical flounder;
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AB;
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locality: Ulietea, near Anamoka, Tahiti).
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:
<bibRefCitation id="F5714B565D72FD6ADB5B93838109FC22" author="Norman, J. R." box="[327,513,975,999]" pageId="14" pageNumber="169" pagination="7 - 48" refId="ref46023" refString="Norman, J. R. (1927) The flatfishes (Heterosomata) of India, with a list of the specimens in the Indian Museum. Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, 29 (1), 7 - 48." type="journal article" year="1927">Norman, 1927:34</bibRefCitation>
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; Shen in
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Shen
<emphasis id="A394EAB55D72FD6ADE429383879EFC23" box="[1118,1174,974,998]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">et al.</emphasis>
, 1993:567
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.
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<emphasis id="A394EAB55D72FD6ADA8B947F8294FB8B" bold="true" box="[151,412,1075,1102]" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">Specimens examined.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A394EAB55D72FD6ADADB94D382B1FB7F" bold="true" box="[199,441,1183,1210]" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">Diagnostic features.</emphasis>
D 99101; A 7779; P 1113; C 2+13+2=17; LLs 8189; GR 0+811=911; vert. 10+30=40.
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<paragraph id="915F36A75D72FD6ADADB94AB806BFA1C" blockId="14.[151,1437,1075,1966]" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">Body compressed; body shape changed ontogenetically, from round to elliptical, greatest depth at middle part of body (54.358.9% SL). Head length about equal to half of body depth (27.529.9% SL); upper profile of head with shallow, gentle concavity anterior of dorsal margin of upper eye, steep in both sexes. Snout much longer than eye diameter. Rostral spine present on tip of snout in males, absent in females and juveniles. Eye diameter less than half of upper jaw length. Males with 34 small orbital spines on anterior margin of upper eye and 1 strong spine on anterior margin of lower eye; both eyes in mature males with several flaps. Interorbital space shallow, wide and concave, its width wider in males than in females and juveniles.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="915F36A75D72FD6ADADB9603864FF94B" blockId="14.[151,1437,1075,1966]" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">Scales on ocular side very small, ctenoid with moderate long ctenii on posterior margin, cycloid on blind side. Pectoral-fin rays on ocular side remarkably elongate in males, pectoral fin vary in length (20.965.7% SL).</paragraph>
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Ocular side of body uniformly darkish brown mottled with many dark spots; head and body with many small bluish spots and rings; a diffuse dark blotch above junction of curve and straight portions of lateral line; a darker blotch on middle of straight section of lateral line; a smaller blotch anterior to caudal peduncle; a series of dark botches along bases of dorsal and anal fins; pectoral fin on ocular side with irregular dark brown cross-bars. Blind side of body yellowish white.
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Reaching
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SL in
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; up to about
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SL elsewhere (
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).
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<emphasis id="A394EAB55D72FD6ADADB97238269F84F" bold="true" box="[199,353,1903,1930]" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">Distribution.</emphasis>
Around
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, including
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, Green and Orchid islands; widespread in the Indian and Pacific oceans (
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).
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Frequency of six meristic data of three
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BDE10919D8726FDF1" box="[1036,1070,465,564]" gridcol="16" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">1</td>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BDE5792278765FD44" box="[1099,1133,619,641]" gridcol="17" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">28</td>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BDB5692DD8269FD31" box="[330,353,657,756]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">4 20 20</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BDB6492DD8287FD31" box="[376,399,657,756]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">12</td>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BD81B92DD8116FD31" box="[519,542,657,756]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">1 1</td>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BD95392DD806EFD31" box="[847,870,657,756]" gridcol="12" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">3 20 20</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD96192DD809CFD31" box="[893,916,657,756]" gridcol="13" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">3 20 20</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD9C792DD80FAFD31" box="[987,1010,657,756]" gridcol="15" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">1</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BDE1092DD8726FD31" box="[1036,1070,657,756]" gridcol="16" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">2 7</td>
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<th id="6C015D995D73029BDABF93488687FCDF" box="[163,1423,772,794]" colspan="23" colspanRight="22" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">Lateral-line scales</th>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BD9539367806EFC84" box="[847,870,811,833]" gridcol="12" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">87</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD9619367809CFC84" box="[893,916,811,833]" gridcol="13" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">88</td>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BDE95936787A8FC84" box="[1161,1184,811,833]" gridcol="18" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">//</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BDEA6936787D4FC84" box="[1210,1244,811,833]" gridcol="19" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">102</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BDEEB93678611FC84" box="[1271,1305,811,833]" gridcol="20" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">103</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BDF2E9367865CFC84" box="[1330,1364,811,833]" gridcol="21" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">104</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BDF7193678687FC84" box="[1389,1423,811,833]" gridcol="22" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">105</td>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BDB56931D8269FC71" box="[330,353,849,948]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">3 19 20</td>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BD88F931D81A2FC71" box="[659,682,849,948]" gridcol="8" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">0 3 2</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD8DD931D81D0FC71" box="[705,728,849,948]" gridcol="9" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">0 0 3</td>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BD903931D803EFC71" box="[799,822,849,948]" gridcol="11" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">0 0 2</td>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BD9B0931D80CBFC71" box="[940,963,849,948]" gridcol="14" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">1 0</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD9C7931D80FAFC71" box="[987,1010,849,948]" gridcol="15" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">1</td>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BDE95931D87A8FC71" box="[1161,1184,849,948]" gridcol="18" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">//</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BDEA6931D87D4FC71" box="[1210,1244,849,948]" gridcol="19" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">1</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BDEEB931D8611FC71" box="[1271,1305,849,948]" gridcol="20" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">0</td>
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<th id="6C015D995D73029BDABF93888687FC1F" box="[163,1423,964,986]" colspan="23" colspanRight="22" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">Gill rakers (upper + lower)</th>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BDB5693A78269FBC4" box="[330,353,1003,1025]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">n</td>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BD87993A78174FBC4" box="[613,636,1003,1025]" gridcol="7" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">5</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD88F93A781A2FBC4" box="[659,682,1003,1025]" gridcol="8" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">+</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD8DD93A781D0FBC4" box="[705,728,1003,1025]" gridcol="9" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">5</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD8F393A7800EFBC4" box="[751,774,1003,1025]" gridcol="10" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">6</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD90393A7803EFBC4" box="[799,822,1003,1025]" gridcol="11" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">7</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD95393A7806EFBC4" box="[847,870,1003,1025]" gridcol="12" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">8</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD96193A7809CFBC4" box="[893,916,1003,1025]" gridcol="13" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">9</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD9B093A780CBFBC4" box="[940,963,1003,1025]" gridcol="14" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">10</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD9C793A780FAFBC4" box="[987,1010,1003,1025]" gridcol="15" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">11</td>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BDB56945D8269FBB1" box="[330,353,1041,1140]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">3 20 20</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BDB64945D8287FBB1" box="[376,399,1041,1140]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">3 1 8</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BDBB4945D82B7FBB1" box="[424,447,1041,1140]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">1 0</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BDBCB945D82E6FBB1" box="[471,494,1041,1140]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">1 2</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD81B945D8116FBB1" box="[519,542,1041,1140]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">8 6</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD82A945D8145FBB1" box="[566,589,1041,1140]" gridcol="6" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">8 4</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD879945D8174FBB1" box="[613,636,1041,1140]" gridcol="7" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">1</td>
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<td id="6C015D995D73029BD8F3945D800EFBB1" box="[751,774,1041,1140]" gridcol="10" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">9 7</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD903945D803EFBB1" box="[799,822,1041,1140]" gridcol="11" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">8 6</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD953945D806EFBB1" box="[847,870,1041,1140]" gridcol="12" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">1 6</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD961945D809CFBB1" box="[893,916,1041,1140]" gridcol="13" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">1 1</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD9B0945D80CBFBB1" box="[940,963,1041,1140]" gridcol="14" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">1</td>
<td id="6C015D995D73029BD9C7945D80FAFBB1" box="[987,1010,1041,1140]" gridcol="15" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">1</td>
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<emphasis id="A394EAB55D73FD6BDADB94878233FB20" bold="true" box="[199,315,1227,1253]" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">Remarks.</emphasis>
This species inhabits in similar habitats as
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<taxonomicName id="56E04D245D73FD6BD9399487870BFB20" baseAuthorityName="Ruppell" baseAuthorityYear="1830" box="[805,1027,1227,1253]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Bothidae" genus="Bothus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Pleuronectiformes" pageId="15" pageNumber="170" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pantherinus">Bothus pantherinus</taxonomicName>
,
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but differs from the latter in having a notch at the frontal margin of the head and higher meristics. Its body form changes from a round to an elliptical shape with growth.
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Specimens larger than
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SL exhibit a distinct sexual dimorphism in the interorbital width, the pectoral-fin length on the ocular side, presence of rostral and orbital spines on both eyes, and orbital flaps on both eyes.
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