Zebrias altipinnis (Alcock, 1890)
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10913947 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B20633-FF8B-FFD8-FCB8-EEAFFCB282AB |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Zebrias altipinnis (Alcock, 1890) |
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46. Zebrias altipinnis (Alcock, 1890) View in CoL
Alcock’s zebra sole (Figure 47)
Material examined: 1 ex.; 22.07.11; Shankarpur, Reg. No. MARC /ZSI/F3742 .
Description: Body elongate and flat. Eyes on right side, their diameter slightly longer than snout, close together, usually with a short tentacle each; mouth small, curved, cleft reaching third of the lower eye. Dorsal and anal fins confluent with caudal fin; pectoral fins well developed, asymmetrical, that on eyed side smaller; pelvic fins short. Scales on both sides ctenoid (rough). Colour light brown with 14 darker unpair cross bands.
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: east coast of India to Indonesia.
Remarks: The fish has a commercial value. Size: 20 cm.
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