Elongate flounder

Ammotretis elongatus

Its body grows more elongated with age

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Temperate fish

Elongate flounder is known around Eastern Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 22 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Ammotretis
Maximum length: 22 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from southern Western Australia to South Australia and Tasmania.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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