Chascanopsetta prorigera
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| Chascanopsetta prorigera | |
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Least Concern (LC) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Bothidae |
| Genus: | Chascanopsetta |
| Species: | C. prorigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Chascanopsetta prorigera Gilbert, 1905 | |
Chascanopsetta prorigera is a species of pleuronectiformes in the of family Bothidae.[1] It was discovered by American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert[2], in 1905, off the coast of Maui, Hawaii. They live in deep-sea, bathydemersal habitats, typically found at depths ranging from 267 to 400 meters.[3] Their sizes ranges from 18 mm to 25 mm on average but can go up to 30 mm plus.[4]
Like most of this kind of fish, they are oviparous and they start their life's as a pelagic egg. After they hatch as larvae, and growing to 10-25 mm they will undergo metamorphosis to become benthic juveniles and adults[5]. During metamorphosis the right eye migrates to the left side, the body becomes more flattens, and the fish transitions to a benthic lifestyle. They have a average life span of about 3-4 years and reaches sexual maturity at about 1.44-1.5 years old.[6] [7] This fish has similar diets and habits to other flatfish when it comes to eating and hunting. [8][9][6]
