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Ocellated flounder

Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus

Description:

Up to 16 in. (40 cm). Easily recognizable by the three double blue spots on its back.

Habitat:

Depth: 30-300 ft. (10-90 m) Distribution: West Pacific (East Indo-Asian Pacific) Found singly on sand and muddy bottoms in coastal areas often deep but occasionally in shallow waters. They feed on small fish, invertebrates and worms.

Notes:

http://reefguide.org/ocellatedflounder.h... http://www.diverosa.com/categories/Floun... http://www.amazon.com/Reef-Fish-Identifi...

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2 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

Yes, they have such amazing patterns on their backs :-)

Elsa
Elsa 11 years ago

Wow, that camouflage is impeccable (apart from the black spots that is..)

The MnMs
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The MnMs

Siquijor, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 3, 2012
Submitted on Nov 12, 2012

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