Elates ransonnettii
Elates ransonnettii, the Dwarf flathead, is a species of flathead native to the western Pacific Ocean where it is found over sandy bottoms at depths of from 5 to 53 metres (16 to 174 ft). This species grows to a length of 19 centimetres (7.5 in) TL. This fish is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
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Genus: | Elates D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1907 |
Species: | E. ransonnettii |
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Elates ransonnettii (Steindachner, 1876) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Elates ransonnettii" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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