Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Inhabits shallow sand and mud bottoms in coastal waters. Enters brackish waters (Ref. 6805). Reported to enter fresh waters (Ref. 4833). Feeds mainly on bottom-dwelling invertebrates, especially small crustaceans (Ref. 30573). Marketed fresh, frozen and dried salted.
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Munroe, T.A. 2001 Soleidae. Soles. p. 3878-3889. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9893)
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Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Persian Gulf, then off the west coast of India and Sri Lanka, eastward through the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago to China and northern Australia. Recorded from the mouth of Vivany River in Madagascar (Ref. 6805).
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Menon, A.G.K. 1984 Soleidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 4. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3505)
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
30.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 559))
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Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino 1984 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 1 specimen in 1 taxon.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.1 - 1.1
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Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.1 - 1.1
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Depth: 15 - 20m.
From 15 to 20 meters.
Habitat: demersal.
From 15 to 20 meters.
Habitat: demersal.
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Environment
demersal; anadromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 15 - 20 m (Ref. 11790)
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
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Anonymous 1994 Philippine flatfishes in the USNM Collection, 25 May 1994. USNM records. (Ref. 11790)
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Migration
Anadromous. Fish that ascend rivers to spawn, as salmon and hilsa do. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Brachirus orientalis
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
FSCS009-06|FSCS 5-w-1|Brachirus orientalis| ------------------------------------------CTTTACCTCGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTCGGCACAGCCCTA---AGCCTCTTAATTCGAGCAGAACTCAGCCAACCAGGGGCTTTACTGGGAGAC---GACCAGATTTACAACGTAATCGTTACCGCACATGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTCATACCTATCATGATTGGTGGCTTCGGAAACTGACTAATCCCACTAATA---ATTGGTGCCCCGGATATAGCATTTCCTCGAATAAATAACATAAGTTTCTGACTGTTACCCCCATCATTTATTCTCCTGCTCGCCTCTTCAGGGGTTGAAGCCGGGGCCGGCACTGGTTGAACTGTTTATCCGCCGTTAGCAGGAAATCTCGCCCATGCTGGAGCATCCGTCGACTTA---ACCATTTTCTCTCTTCACTTGGCCGGCGTATCTTCAATCTTGGGGGCCATTAACTTTATTACAACTATTATCAACATAAAACCGACTACCATATCTATATATCAAATCCCGCTATTTGTATGAGCCGTACTAATCACAGCTGTCCTCCTCCTCCTCTCACTACCAGTCCTAGCCGCA---GGAATTACAATACTTTTAACAGACCGAAATCTGAACACAACCTTTTTCGATCCTGCAGGGGGAGGAGATCCTATTCTTTACCAACACTTA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Brachirus orientalis
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: commercial
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Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537)
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