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Samariscus triocellatus Woods, 1960

Three-spot righteye flounder
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Samaridae (Crested flounders)
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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 30 m (Ref. 11790). Tropical; 28°N - 18°S

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Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian and Society islands.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 64 - 70; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 51 - 47; Vertebrae: 40 - 41. Body mottled brown with irregular dark and pale markings; 2-3 dark-edged ocelli along lateral line pectorals blackish distally; dorsal and anal fins with minute black dots; caudal fin with black spots (Ref. 6270). Gill rakers rudimentary (Ref. 1602).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits coral heads of lagoon and seaward reefs; common in shallow caves or under ledges and can lie flat against vertical rock surfaces (Ref. 1602, 48637). Found in rubble slopes in sand or fine-rubble patches (Ref. 9792). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Comes out at dusk and hunts on low reef. It has low profile and crawls along like a flatworm, but activity waves its black pectoral fin as it goes (Ref. 48637). Feeds on small benthic animals (Ref. 9792).

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Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 26.7 - 29.3, mean 28.5 °C (based on 1748 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01622 (0.00604 - 0.04358), b=2.94 (2.71 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 97.5 [35.9, 190.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.606 [0.264, 1.125] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [16.3, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.0866 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 21.2 [10.0, 48.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 150 [36, 658] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.56 [0.98, 2.38] mg/100g (wet weight);