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]

Elates ransonnettii
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Elates

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E. ransonnettii
Binomial name
Elates ransonnettii
(Steindachner, 1876)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Elates ransonnettii" in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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