Cocos Island flounder

Asterorhombus cocosensis

Deep Bodied Bothid Fish of Indo West Pacific

Cocos Island flounder is a marine fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 12 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Asterorhombus
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique to Fiji; north to Japan, south to Queensland, Australia (not occurring nonmarginally on the Pacific Plate).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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