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Samaridae (Crested flounders)
Etymology: hexaradiatus: Name from Greek 'hexa' for six and Latin 'radius' for rays; referring to the six pectoral-fin rays.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 135 - 325 m (Ref. 94733). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Solomon Is.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94733)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 82; Anal soft rays: 60 - 62; Vertebrae: 41. This species is distinguished by the following characters: pectoral- fin rays 6; dorsal-fin rays 82; anal-fin rays 60-62; lateral-line scales 74-75; vertebrae, abdominal 9 and caudal 32 (Ref. 94733).
Cross section: flattened.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Diaz de Astarloa, J.M., R. Causse and P. Pruvost, 2013. New dextral flounder Samariscus hexaradiatus sp. nov. (Samaridae, Pleuronectiformes) from the Solomon Islands, South-West Pacific Ocean. Cybium 37(4):241-246. (Ref. 94733)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01585 (0.00590 - 0.04258), b=2.94 (2.71 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |